Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 293,835	$ 324,801
Restricted cash	20,607	20,774
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	108,851	117,987
Other receivables	80,690	96,229
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(60,461)	(62,226)
Receivables, net	129,080	151,990
Income tax receivable	27,055	30,474
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21,034	16,280
Total current assets	491,611	544,319
Property and equipment:
Land	127,695	121,173
Buildings	346,870	328,343
Furniture, equipment and software	478,945	459,189
Leasehold improvements	113,034	106,813
Construction in-progress	8,902	9,622
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(558,593)	(525,623)
Property and equipment, net	516,853	499,517
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	384,496	384,344
Goodwill	567,061	546,795
Tradenames	148,646	142,848
Deferred costs, net	5,903	5,981
Deferred income taxes	47,782	38,713
Other assets	41,807	42,629
Long-term assets held for sale	6,573	6,164
Total assets	2,210,732	2,211,310
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	45,704	26,870
Accrued expenses	72,190	65,558
Accrued compensation and benefits	68,677	90,454
Deferred revenue and student deposits	97,055	43,959
Current portion of operating leases	39,281	38,149
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	53,220	49,082
Income taxes payable	32,348	38,705
Other current liabilities	16,891	18,097
Current liabilities held for sale	1,167	1,054
Total current liabilities	426,533	371,928
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	373,557	377,104
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	99,425	104,588
Deferred compensation	11,971	11,896
Income taxes payable	128,800	96,463
Deferred income taxes	88,361	73,624
Other long-term liabilities	24,987	24,640
Long-term liabilities held for sale	10,496	9,795
Total liabilities	1,164,130	1,070,038
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,714	1,714
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 230,210 shares issued and 172,505 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and 228,831 shares issued and 180,611 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021	921	915
Additional paid-in capital	2,402,072	2,388,783
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(28,688)	15,523
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(470,617)	(520,204)
Treasury stock at cost (57,705 shares held at March 31, 2022 and 48,220 shares held at December 31, 2021)	(857,048)	(744,174)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,046,640	1,140,843
Noncontrolling interests	(1,752)	(1,285)
Total stockholders' equity	1,044,888	1,139,558
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,210,732	$ 2,211,310