Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,856,856	$ 750,147
Restricted cash	104,999	117,151
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	113,844	138,738
Other receivables	101,736	49,835
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(55,724)	(76,694)
Receivables, net	159,856	111,879
Income tax receivable	13,693	14,564
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29,140	15,079
Current assets held for sale	5,302	434,966
Total current assets	2,169,846	1,443,786
Property and equipment:
Land	114,939	126,228
Buildings	320,959	351,480
Furniture, equipment and software	475,802	494,079
Leasehold improvements	120,392	121,683
Construction in-progress	7,865	7,254
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(546,528)	(522,240)
Property and equipment, net	493,429	578,484
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	409,102	462,767
Goodwill	559,283	574,832
Tradenames	150,610	225,573
Deferred costs, net	8,150	17,623
Deferred income taxes	61,685	130,567
Other assets	47,290	54,793
Long-term assets held for sale	14,961	1,482,469
Total assets	3,914,356	4,970,894
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	31,986	41,073
Accrued expenses	66,553	95,743
Accrued compensation and benefits	82,420	64,089
Deferred revenue and student deposits	68,300	47,180
Current portion of operating leases	45,710	44,631
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,918	95,818
Income taxes payable	271,052	29,682
Derivative instruments	0	17,680
Special cash distribution payable	1,271,790	0
Other current liabilities	21,014	15,109
Current liabilities held for sale	6,728	353,550
Total current liabilities	1,915,471	804,555
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	413,777	474,507
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	111,815	899,898
Deferred compensation	12,126	13,425
Income taxes payable	56,768	36,078
Deferred income taxes	137,163	86,368
Derivative instruments	0	8,144
Other long-term liabilities	27,671	33,555
Long-term liabilities held for sale	9,892	348,706
Total liabilities	2,684,683	2,705,236
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,714	1,724
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 49,889 shares authorized as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	2,494,856	3,760,029
Accumulated deficit	(10,445)	(176,822)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(514,073)	(941,986)
Treasury stock at cost (47,102 shares held at September 30, 2021 and 22,043 shares held at December 31, 2020)	(729,902)	(365,316)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,241,349	2,276,816
Noncontrolling interests	(13,390)	(12,882)
Total stockholders' equity	1,227,959	2,263,934
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,914,356	4,970,894
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	648	548
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 265	$ 363