Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 716,799	$ 61,576
Restricted cash	30,857	36,241
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	136,240	123,132
Other receivables	48,945	12,394
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(73,292)	(60,465)
Receivables, net	111,893	75,061
Income tax receivable	89,326	6,833
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21,182	29,811
Current assets held for sale	510,397	706,544
Total current assets	1,480,454	916,066
Notes receivable, net	1,430	353
Property and equipment:
Land	122,260	135,813
Buildings	325,863	351,232
Furniture, equipment and software	452,893	494,713
Leasehold improvements	110,337	124,429
Construction in-progress	11,394	33,719
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(475,684)	(499,276)
Property and equipment, net	547,063	640,630
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	444,679	521,764
Land use rights, net	1,379	1,628
Goodwill	518,332	606,483
Tradenames	221,143	562,137
Deferred costs, net	19,013	24,704
Deferred income taxes	295,942	49,422
Other assets	47,411	72,251
Long-term assets held for sale	1,598,303	3,100,985
Total assets	5,175,149	6,496,423
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	35,416	63,427
Accrued expenses	106,931	103,591
Accrued compensation and benefits	60,060	100,688
Deferred revenue and student deposits	62,612	54,849
Current portion of operating leases	42,919	42,039
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	88,885	48,139
Current portion of due to shareholders of acquired companies	0	1,109
Income taxes payable	26,205	14,737
Other current liabilities	16,365	14,050
Current liabilities held for sale	594,399	602,426
Total current liabilities	1,033,792	1,045,055
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	452,111	516,979
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	1,307,849	1,103,302
Deferred compensation	11,527	12,744
Income taxes payable	31,287	47,767
Deferred income taxes	105,737	75,115
Other long-term liabilities	31,064	31,300
Long-term liabilities held for sale	375,488	847,715
Total liabilities	3,348,855	3,679,977
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,714	12,295
Stockholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	3,758,008	3,724,636
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(556,141)	436,509
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,065,270)	(1,073,981)
Treasury stock at cost (17,627 shares held at September 30, 2020 and 16,008 shares held at December 31, 2019)	(300,309)	(271,106)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,837,198	2,816,963
Noncontrolling interests	(12,618)	(12,812)
Total stockholders' equity	1,824,580	2,804,151
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	5,175,149	6,496,423
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	0	0
Common stock	547	542
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 363	$ 363