Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $145,502 and $157,003, see Note 2)	$ 546,675	$ 339,629
Restricted cash	196,385	186,921
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	535,408	432,910
Other receivables	20,785	18,350
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(173,173)	(190,785)
Receivables, net	383,020	260,475
Income tax receivable	39,948	22,416
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	73,582	49,686
Current assets held for sale	72,415	83,800
Total current assets	1,312,025	942,927
Notes receivable, net	12,296	9,882
Property and equipment:
Land	205,826	229,663
Buildings	597,641	662,376
Furniture, equipment and software	855,607	952,599
Leasehold improvements	286,184	329,011
Construction in-progress	63,064	57,393
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(937,277)	(1,031,823)
Property and equipment, net	1,071,045	1,199,219
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	768,747	861,878
Land use rights, net	1,329	1,628
Goodwill	1,501,042	1,701,495
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	1,069,084	1,119,454
Other intangible assets, net	1,045	1,431
Deferred costs, net	64,156	69,998
Deferred income taxes	333,325	125,417
Other assets	146,672	176,326
Long-term assets held for sale	216,316	305,973
Total assets	6,497,082	6,515,628
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	91,285	119,523
Accrued expenses	211,347	214,808
Accrued compensation and benefits	112,672	182,080
Deferred revenue and student deposits	505,716	216,816
Current portion of operating leases	84,241	91,558
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	191,254	118,822
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	8,587	11,523
Income taxes payable	24,085	25,501
Other current liabilities	21,572	25,969
Current liabilities held for sale	60,602	64,204
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $267,151 and $142,343, see Note 2)	1,311,361	1,070,804
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	712,564	792,358
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	1,411,686	1,260,317
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	8,282	9,995
Deferred compensation	12,839	12,744
Income taxes payable	53,675	62,200
Deferred income taxes	190,563	218,378
Other long-term liabilities	143,353	147,472
Long-term liabilities held for sale	70,988	124,914
Total liabilities	3,915,311	3,699,182
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	11,963	12,295
Stockholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	3,752,186	3,724,636
Retained earnings	536,124	436,509
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,405,788)	(1,073,981)
Treasury stock at cost (17,627 shares held at March 31, 2020 and 16,008 shares held at December 31, 2019)	(300,309)	(271,106)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,583,122	2,816,963
Noncontrolling interests	(13,314)	(12,812)
Total stockholders' equity	2,569,808	2,804,151
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	6,497,082	6,515,628
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $145,502 and $157,003, see Note 2)	145,502	157,003
Receivables:
Current assets held for sale	18,900	16,050
Total current assets	422,752	346,125
Property and equipment:
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	62,851	65,761
Goodwill	140,673	159,957
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	55,434	61,691
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Long-term assets held for sale	62,257	52,519
Total assets	981,102	948,632
Current liabilities:
Current liabilities held for sale	11,784	11,741
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $267,151 and $142,343, see Note 2)	267,151	142,343
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	53,156	56,571
Long-term liabilities held for sale	39,199	29,666
Total liabilities	395,516	257,199
Stockholders' equity:
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	585,586	691,433
Total stockholders' equity	585,586	691,433
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019	0	0
Common stock	$ 546	$ 542
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	119,075	119,575
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	136,702	135,583
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 363	$ 363
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	90,813	90,831
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	90,813	90,831