Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 319,039	$ 324,801
Restricted cash	17,448	20,774
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	125,922	117,987
Other receivables	5,824	96,229
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(56,535)	(62,226)
Receivables, net	75,211	151,990
Income tax receivable	24,642	30,474
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,543	16,280
Total current assets	455,883	544,319
Property and equipment:
Land	122,323	121,173
Buildings	333,842	328,343
Furniture, equipment and software	472,370	459,189
Leasehold improvements	111,559	106,813
Construction in-progress	6,493	9,622
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(560,275)	(525,623)
Property and equipment, net	486,312	499,517
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	365,527	384,344
Goodwill	553,275	546,795
Tradenames	144,429	142,848
Deferred costs, net	5,939	5,981
Deferred income taxes	47,465	38,713
Other assets	39,933	42,629
Long-term assets held for sale	0	6,164
Total assets	2,098,763	2,211,310
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	31,193	26,870
Accrued expenses	59,537	65,558
Accrued compensation and benefits	80,569	90,454
Deferred revenue and student deposits	74,274	43,959
Current portion of operating leases	38,677	38,149
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	46,403	49,082
Income taxes payable	56,691	38,705
Special cash distribution payable	139,995	6,932
Other current liabilities	21,096	11,165
Current liabilities held for sale	0	1,054
Total current liabilities	548,435	371,928
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	345,845	377,104
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	78,359	104,588
Deferred compensation	10,619	11,896
Income taxes payable	127,381	96,463
Deferred income taxes	90,601	73,624
Other long-term liabilities	27,266	24,640
Long-term liabilities held for sale	0	9,795
Total liabilities	1,228,506	1,070,038
Redeemable equity	1,398	1,714
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 230,444 shares issued and 164,649 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and 228,831 shares issued and 180,611 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021	922	915
Additional paid-in capital	2,268,879	2,388,783
Retained earnings	45,852	15,523
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(493,825)	(520,204)
Treasury stock at cost (65,795 shares held at September 30, 2022 and 48,220 shares held at December 31, 2021)	(951,272)	(744,174)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	870,556	1,140,843
Noncontrolling interests	(1,697)	(1,285)
Total stockholders' equity	868,859	1,139,558
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,098,763	$ 2,211,310