Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $157,003 and $158,387, see Note 2)	$ 339,629	$ 387,780
Restricted cash	186,921	195,792
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	432,910	373,855
Other receivables	18,350	11,357
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(190,785)	(159,931)
Receivables, net	260,475	225,281
Income tax receivable	22,416	18,515
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	49,686	52,079
Current assets held for sale	83,800	337,686
Total current assets	942,927	1,217,133
Notes receivable, net	9,882	2,397
Property and equipment:
Land	229,663	234,826
Buildings	662,376	645,177
Furniture, equipment and software	952,599	952,117
Leasehold improvements	329,011	356,660
Construction in-progress	57,393	60,919
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,031,823)
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(974,358)
Property and equipment, net	1,199,219
Property and equipment, net		1,275,341
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	861,878	0
Land use rights, net	1,628	1,552
Goodwill	1,701,495	1,707,089
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,119,454	1,126,244
Other intangible assets, net	1,431	25,429
Deferred costs, net	69,998	66,835
Deferred income taxes	125,417	136,487
Derivative instruments	0	3,259
Other assets	176,326	172,673
Long-term assets held for sale	305,973	1,035,197
Total assets (includes VIE amounts of $948,632 and $1,196,813, see Note 2)	6,515,628	6,769,636
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	119,523	65,357
Accrued expenses	214,808	222,162
Accrued compensation and benefits	182,080	194,678
Deferred revenue and student deposits	216,816	193,226
Current portion of operating leases	91,558	0
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	118,822	100,818
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	11,523	23,820
Income taxes payable	25,501	17,864
Derivative instruments	0	4,021
Other current liabilities	25,969	46,621
Current liabilities held for sale	64,204	321,520
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $142,343 and $207,977, see Note 2)	1,070,804	1,190,087
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	792,358	0
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	1,260,317	2,593,094
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	9,995	21,571
Deferred compensation	12,744	12,778
Income taxes payable	62,200	90,087
Deferred income taxes	218,378	217,558
Derivative instruments	0	6,656
Other long-term liabilities	147,472	213,600
Long-term liabilities held for sale	124,914	358,863
Total liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $257,199 and $274,744, see Note 2)	3,699,182	4,704,294
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	12,295	14,396
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	3,724,636	3,703,796
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	436,509	(530,919)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,073,981)	(1,112,695)
Treasury stock at cost (16,008 shares held at December 31, 2019 and 0 shares held at December 31, 2018)	(271,106)	0
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,816,963	2,061,079
Noncontrolling interests	(12,812)	(10,133)
Total stockholders' equity	2,804,151	2,050,946
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	6,515,628	6,769,636
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	542	430
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 363	$ 467