Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $163,413 and $158,387, see Note 2)	$ 323,930	$ 387,780
Restricted cash	183,819	195,792
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	533,000	373,855
Other receivables	11,066	11,357
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(172,677)	(159,931)
Receivables, net	371,389	225,281
Income tax receivable	49,439	18,515
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	64,016	52,079
Current assets held for sale	131,606	337,686
Total current assets	1,124,199	1,217,133
Notes receivable, net	12,823	2,397
Property and equipment:
Land	228,457	234,826
Buildings	654,126	645,177
Furniture, equipment and software	972,864	952,117
Leasehold improvements	316,468	356,660
Construction in-progress	49,101	60,919
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,029,619)	(974,358)
Property and equipment, net	1,191,397	1,275,341
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	871,746	0
Land use rights, net	1,578	1,552
Goodwill	1,677,392	1,707,089
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,116,189	1,126,244
Other intangible assets, net	1,697	25,429
Deferred costs, net	69,841	66,835
Deferred income taxes	134,074	136,487
Derivative instruments	0	3,259
Other assets	175,204	172,673
Long-term assets held for sale	448,573	1,035,197
Total assets	6,824,713	6,769,636
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	69,887	65,357
Accrued expenses	260,102	222,162
Accrued compensation and benefits	166,430	194,678
Deferred revenue and student deposits	464,340	193,226
Current portion of operating leases	91,919
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	119,932	100,818
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	11,502	23,820
Income taxes payable	29,038	17,864
Derivative instruments	11	4,021
Other current liabilities	26,413	46,621
Current liabilities held for sale	136,634	321,520
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $221,910 and $207,977, see Note 2)	1,376,208	1,190,087
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	800,828
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	1,158,350	2,593,094
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	9,956	21,571
Deferred compensation	11,697	12,778
Income taxes payable	82,182	90,087
Deferred income taxes	224,907	217,558
Derivative instruments	0	6,656
Other long-term liabilities	159,260	213,600
Long-term liabilities held for sale	158,501	358,863
Total liabilities	3,981,889	4,704,294
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	11,944	14,396
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,710,145	3,703,796
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	375,634	(530,919)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,138,388)	(1,112,695)
Treasury stock at cost	(104,849)	0
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,843,440	2,061,079
Noncontrolling interests	(12,560)	(10,133)
Total stockholders' equity	2,830,880	2,050,946
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	6,824,713	6,769,636
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
Current liabilities:
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	11,944
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	535	430
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 363	$ 467