Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 427,142	$ 750,147
Restricted cash	106,770	117,151
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	143,113	138,738
Other receivables	48,525	49,835
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(68,098)	(76,694)
Receivables, net	123,540	111,879
Income tax receivable	17,131	14,564
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	20,349	15,079
Current assets held for sale	202,093	434,966
Total current assets	897,025	1,443,786
Notes receivable, net	848	1,321
Property and equipment:
Land	118,234	126,228
Buildings	329,894	351,480
Furniture, equipment and software	482,306	494,079
Leasehold improvements	122,340	121,683
Construction in-progress	5,891	7,254
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(540,326)	(522,240)
Property and equipment, net	518,339	578,484
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	426,926	462,767
Land use rights, net	1,548	1,548
Goodwill	568,767	574,832
Tradenames	159,219	225,573
Deferred costs, net	10,856	17,623
Deferred income taxes	101,993	130,567
Other assets	40,158	51,924
Long-term assets held for sale	919,989	1,482,469
Total assets	3,645,668	4,970,894
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	34,015	41,073
Accrued expenses	75,108	95,743
Accrued compensation and benefits	72,394	64,089
Deferred revenue and student deposits	48,620	47,180
Current portion of operating leases	46,714	44,631
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	50,941	95,818
Income taxes payable	104,962	29,682
Derivative instruments	0	17,680
Other current liabilities	19,710	15,109
Current liabilities held for sale	164,330	353,550
Total current liabilities	616,794	804,555
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	432,890	474,507
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	123,470	899,898
Deferred compensation	13,560	13,425
Income taxes payable	50,096	36,078
Deferred income taxes	86,126	86,368
Derivative instruments	0	8,144
Other long-term liabilities	26,548	33,555
Long-term liabilities held for sale	21,930	348,706
Total liabilities	1,371,414	2,705,236
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,812	1,724
Stockholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	3,763,855	3,760,029
Accumulated deficit	(370,851)	(176,822)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(491,425)	(941,986)
Treasury stock at cost (39,992 shares held at June 30, 2021 and 22,043 shares held at December 31, 2020)	(616,908)	(365,316)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,285,584	2,276,816
Noncontrolling interests	(13,142)	(12,882)
Total stockholders' equity	2,272,442	2,263,934
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,645,668	4,970,894
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	0	0
Common stock	619	548
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 294	$ 363