Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 324,801	$ 750,147
Restricted cash	20,774	117,151
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	117,987	138,738
Other receivables	96,229	49,835
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(62,226)	(76,694)
Receivables, net	151,990	111,879
Income tax receivable	30,474	14,564
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16,280	15,079
Current assets held for sale	0	434,966
Total current assets	544,319	1,443,786
Property and equipment:
Land	121,173	126,228
Buildings	328,343	351,480
Furniture, equipment and software	459,189	494,079
Leasehold improvements	106,813	121,683
Construction in-progress	9,622	7,254
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	525,623	522,240
Property and equipment, net	499,517	578,484
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	384,344	462,767
Goodwill	546,795	574,832
Tradenames, net	142,848	225,573
Deferred costs, net	5,981	17,623
Deferred income taxes	38,713	130,567
Other assets	42,629	54,793
Long-term assets held for sale	6,164	1,482,469
Total assets	2,211,310	4,970,894
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	26,870	41,073
Accrued expenses	65,558	95,743
Accrued compensation and benefits	90,454	64,089
Deferred revenue and student deposits	43,959	47,180
Current portion of operating leases	38,149	44,631
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,082	95,818
Income taxes liabilities	38,705	29,682
Derivative instruments	0	17,680
Other current liabilities	18,097	15,109
Current liabilities held for sale	1,054	353,550
Total current liabilities	371,928	804,555
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	377,104	474,507
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	104,588	899,898
Deferred compensation	11,896	13,425
Income taxes payable	96,463	36,078
Deferred income taxes	73,624	86,368
Derivative instruments	0	8,144
Other long-term liabilities	24,640	33,555
Long-term liabilities held for sale	9,795	348,706
Total liabilities	1,070,038	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 December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	2,388,783	3,760,029
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	15,523	(176,822)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(520,204)	(941,986)
Treasury stock at cost (48,220 shares held at December 31, 2021 and 22,043 shares held at December 31, 2020)	(744,174)	(365,316)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	1,140,843	2,276,816
Noncontrolling interests	(1,285)	(12,882)
Total stockholders' equity	1,139,558	2,263,934
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,211,310	4,970,894
Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	915	0
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	0	548
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 363