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Debt - Narrative (Details)							12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	May 28, 2021 USD ($)	May 04, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 13, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) campus	Dec. 31, 2021 MXN ($) campus	Dec. 31, 2021 PEN (S/) campus	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 MXN ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 PEN (S/)	Dec. 14, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($)	Dec. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2017 PEN (S/)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment							$ 77,940,000			$ 610,000	$ 22,601,000
Non-cash interest expense							4,628,000			10,103,000	10,370,000
Deferred financing costs							0			669,000	$ 1,368,000
Less: total unamortized deferred financing costs							3,588,000			53,292,000
New Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 50,000,000
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio						275.00%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan One \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.50%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan One \| Alternate Base Rate (ABR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.50%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Two \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.25%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Two \| Alternate Base Rate (ABR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.25%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Three \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.00%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Three \| Alternate Base Rate (ABR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.00%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Four \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.75%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Four \| Alternate Base Rate (ABR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Incremental borrowing capacity						$ 565,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt							$ 0			0
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of utilized line of credit							25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt							$ 0			798,725,000
Senior Notes \| The Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding						$ 800,000,000
Senior Notes \| The Senior Notes due 2025 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate						8.25%
Repurchase price, percent						106.188%
Senior Notes \| The Senior Notes due 2025 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase price, percent			100.00%	100.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 8.250%, Due 2025, First Sale Offer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 300,000,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 8.250%, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase price, percent	104.125%	104.125%
Aggregate principal amount														$ 500,000	$ 775,000
Principal amount redeemed	$ 298,725,000	$ 500,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 8.250%, Due 2025, Second Asset Sale Offer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 650,000,000
Lines of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt							10,131,000			59,014,000
Debt outstanding							10,131,000			$ 59,014,000
Available borrowing capacity							$ 0
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate							2.72%			6.13%		2.72%	2.72%
Lines of credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate							2.30%			2.10%		2.30%	2.30%
Lines of credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate							5.99%			7.93%		5.99%	5.99%
Lines of credit \| Secured Credit Facility \| United States Guarantors
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of collateral pledged (no more than)							65.00%					65.00%	65.00%
Lines of credit \| New Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 410,000,000
Lines of credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio							4.75	4.75	4.75
Lines of credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Covenant, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required minimum Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio										3.5
Senior Notes, 8.250%, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt										$ 798,725,000
Notes payable and other debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt							$ 102,003,000			138,630,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding										$ 12,694,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Minimum \| Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate										2.10%
Notes payable and other debt \| Maximum \| Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate										7.85%
Notes payable and other debt \| Secured Notes Payable \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate							5.09%			2.10%		5.09%	5.09%
Notes payable and other debt \| Secured Notes Payable \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest rate							10.25%			10.25%		10.25%	10.25%
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount																$ 89,000,000	$ 1,700,000,000
Balloon payment							$ 20,521,000					$ 425,000,000
Debt outstanding							$ 52,533,000
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 \| Mexican Interbanking Offer Rate (TIIE)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							8.12%	8.12%	8.12%	5.98%
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments							$ 2,052,000	$ 42,500,000
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated In 2017 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments							3,694,000	$ 76,500,000
Notes payable and other debt \| UVM Mexico Loan Originated in 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding										$ 68,013,000
Notes payable and other debt \| Financing of Construction of Campuses \| Peru
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding							$ 10,284,000			$ 13,361,000
Number of financed campuses (campus) \| campus							2	2	2
Weighted average short term borrowing rate							5.09%			7.93%		5.09%	5.09%
Notes payable and other debt \| Subsidiary of the Company Borrowing Agreement \| Peru
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate																		6.62%	6.62%
Aggregate principal amount																		$ 76,000,000	S/ 247,500,000
Balloon payment							$ 3,629,000						S/ 14,438,000
Debt outstanding							29,035,000			$ 44,029,000
Periodic principal payment							$ 2,333,000		S/ 9,281,000