Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2019	119,575	$	542	90,831	$	363	$	3,724,636	$	436,509	$	(1,073,981)	$	(271,106)	$	(12,812)	$	2,804,151
Non-cash stock compensation	—	—		—	—		1,984		—		—		—		—		1,984
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares	18	—		(18)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Purchase of treasury stock at cost	(1,619)	—		—	—		—		—		—		(29,203)		—		(29,203)
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	1,101	4		—	—		25,610		—		—		—		—		25,614
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—	—		(44)		—		—		—		—		(44)
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		38		38
Net income (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		99,615		—		—		(1,299)		98,316
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—	—		—		—		(330,875)		—		759		(330,116)
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—	—		—		—		(932)		—		—		(932)
Balance at March 31, 2020	119,075	$	546	90,813	$	363	$	3,752,186	$	536,124	$	(1,405,788)	$	(300,309)	$	(13,314)	$	2,569,808

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2018	107,450	$	430	116,865	$	467	$	3,703,796	$	(530,919)	$	(1,112,695)	$	—	$	(10,133)	$	2,050,946
Adoption of accounting standards	—	—		—	—		—		28,944		—		—		—		28,944
Balance at January 1, 2019	107,450	430		116,865	467		3,703,796		(501,975)		(1,112,695)		—		(10,133)		2,079,890
Non-cash stock compensation	—	—		—	—		3,149		—		—		—		—		3,149
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares	8	—		(8)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	325	1		—	—		(1,421)		—		—		—		—		(1,420)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(625)		(625)
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—	—		263		—		—		—		—		263
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		224		224
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		191,243		—		—		3,022		194,265
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—	—		—		—		49,521		—		30		49,551
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax of $0	—	—		—	—		—		—		2,609		—		—		2,609
Balance at March 31, 2019	107,783	$	431	116,857	$	467	$	3,705,787	$	(310,732)	$	(1,060,565)	$	—	$	(7,482)	$	2,327,906

Stock Repurchase Program

As previously disclosed, on August 8, 2019, the Company announced that its board of directors had authorized a stock repurchase program to acquire up to $150,000 of the Company’s Class A common stock. In early October 2019, the Company’s stock repurchases reached the authorized limit of $150,000. On October 14, 2019, the Company’s board of directors approved the increase of its existing authorization to repurchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock by $150,000 for a total authorization (including the previously authorized repurchases) of up to $300,000 of the Company’s Class A common stock. The

Company’s repurchases were made in a block trade, as well as on the open market at prevailing market prices and pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 stock repurchase plan, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). In January 2020, the Company repurchased 1,619 shares of its outstanding Class A common stock for a total purchase price of $29,203 and reached the total authorized limit of $300,000.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) in our Consolidated Balance Sheets includes the accumulated translation adjustments arising from translation of foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements, the unrealized gains on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, and the accumulated net gains or losses that are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for our minimum pension liability. The change in AOCI includes the removal of the cumulative translation adjustment related to subsidiaries that were sold during the period. The components of these balances were as follows:

	March 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total		Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(1,415,526)	$	1,085	$	(1,414,441)	$	(1,084,651)	$	326	$	(1,084,325)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	10,416		—		10,416		10,416		—		10,416
Minimum pension liability adjustment	(678)		—		(678)		254		—		254
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,405,788)	$	1,085	$	(1,404,703)	$	(1,073,981)	$	326	$	(1,073,655)

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