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Proceeds From Sale Of Derivatives

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of foreign currency exchange rate derivatives held by the entity at the reporting date.

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Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details) - Not Designated as Hedging Instrument $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands, R$ in Millions	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / $	Mar. 31, 2021 AUD ($) $ / $	Nov. 20, 2020 BRL (R$) derivativeInstrument educationalInstitution R$ / $	Nov. 20, 2020 USD ($) derivativeInstrument educationalInstitution R$ / $	Apr. 08, 2020 USD ($) $ / $	Apr. 08, 2020 AUD ($) $ / $
Currency Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Unamortized premium \| $					$ 18,294
Currency Swap \| Australia
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount		$ 13,713	$ 21,000
Derivative, exchange rate \| $ / $		0.6530	0.6530
Currency Swap \| Brazil, Brazil Real
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of currency derivatives held (derivative instrument) \| derivativeInstrument				6	6
Derivative notional amount				R$ 1,875	$ 343,783
Derivative, exchange rate				5.4540	5.4540
Currency Swap \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Put/Call Options
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held \| educationalInstitution				4	4
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Three and Four \| Brazil, Brazil Real
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount \| R$				R$ 1,900
Currency Swap, Deal Contingent \| Brazil, Brazil Real
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held \| educationalInstitution				2	2
Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Three \| Brazil, Brazil Real
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount \| R$				R$ 950
Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Three \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, exchange rate				5.484143	5.484143
Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Three \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, exchange rate				5.678624	5.678624
Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Four \| Brazil, Brazil Real
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount \| R$				R$ 950
Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Four \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, exchange rate				5.44706	5.44706
Cross Current Interest Rate Contract, Instrument Four \| Brazil, Brazil Real \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, exchange rate				5.63255	5.63255
Cross currency interest rate contract, Instrument Two \| Australia
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative notional amount						$ 12,999	$ 21,000
Derivative, exchange rate \| $ / $						0.6190	0.6190
Proceeds from sale of derivatives \| $	$ 714