Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $215,908 and $157,003, see Note 2)	$ 629,551	$ 339,629
Restricted cash	185,702	186,921
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	469,294	432,910
Other receivables	22,426	18,350
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(180,242)	(190,785)
Receivables, net	311,478	260,475
Income tax receivable	27,276	22,416
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	53,875	49,686
Current assets held for sale	62,312	83,800
Total current assets	1,270,194	942,927
Notes receivable, net	10,155	9,882
Property and equipment:
Land	182,706	229,663
Buildings	524,500	662,376
Furniture, equipment and software	850,702	952,599
Leasehold improvements	279,899	329,011
Construction in-progress	41,581	57,393
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(970,970)	(1,031,823)
Property and equipment, net	908,418	1,199,219
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	691,631	861,878
Land use rights, net	1,358	1,628
Goodwill	1,355,585	1,701,495
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	977,799	1,119,454
Other intangible assets, net	963	1,431
Deferred costs, net	66,961	69,998
Deferred income taxes	347,133	125,417
Other assets	136,306	176,326
Long-term assets held for sale	187,174	305,973
Total assets	5,953,677	6,515,628
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	68,890	119,523
Accrued expenses	179,091	214,808
Accrued compensation and benefits	132,038	182,080
Deferred revenue and student deposits	340,343	216,816
Current portion of operating leases	91,326	91,558
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	211,298	118,822
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	8,126	11,523
Income taxes payable	0	25,501
Other current liabilities	24,804	25,969
Current liabilities held for sale	50,252	64,204
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $191,165 and $142,343, see Note 2)	1,106,168	1,070,804
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	700,944	792,358
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	1,379,917	1,260,317
Due to shareholders of acquired companies, less current portion	7,872	9,995
Deferred compensation	12,934	12,744
Income taxes payable	49,447	62,200
Deferred income taxes	192,158	218,378
Other long-term liabilities	143,594	147,472
Long-term liabilities held for sale	68,425	124,914
Total liabilities	3,661,459	3,699,182
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	12,157	12,295
Stockholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	3,756,975	3,724,636
Retained earnings	228,301	436,509
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,391,686)	(1,073,981)
Treasury stock at cost (17,627 shares held at June 30, 2020 and 16,008 shares held at December 31, 2019)	(300,309)	(271,106)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,294,191	2,816,963
Noncontrolling interests	(14,130)	(12,812)
Total stockholders' equity	2,280,061	2,804,151
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	5,953,677	6,515,628
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes VIE amounts of $215,908 and $157,003, see Note 2)	215,908	157,003
Receivables:
Current assets held for sale	17,758	16,050
Total current assets	392,899	346,125
Property and equipment:
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	34,694	65,761
Goodwill	31,431	159,957
Other intangible assets:
Tradenames	0	61,691
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Long-term assets held for sale	52,745	52,519
Total assets	657,761	948,632
Current liabilities:
Current liabilities held for sale	12,087	11,741
Total current liabilities (includes VIE amounts of $191,165 and $142,343, see Note 2)	191,165	142,343
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	52,577	56,571
Long-term liabilities held for sale	38,545	29,666
Total liabilities	317,954	257,199
Stockholders' equity:
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	339,807	691,433
Total stockholders' equity	339,807	691,433
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	0	0
Common stock	547	542
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 363	$ 363