Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,167	$ 324,801
Restricted cash	8,617	20,774
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	133,105	117,987
Other receivables	9,486	96,229
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(61,882)	(62,226)
Receivables, net	80,709	151,990
Income tax receivable	32,261	30,474
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,445	16,280
Total current assets	226,199	544,319
Property and equipment:
Land	127,154	121,173
Buildings	348,931	328,343
Furniture, equipment and software	494,004	459,189
Leasehold improvements	117,820	106,813
Construction in-progress	11,871	9,622
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(576,373)	(525,623)
Property and equipment, net	523,407	499,517
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	389,565	384,344
Goodwill	583,493	546,795
Tradenames, net	151,645	142,848
Deferred costs, net	5,310	5,981
Deferred income taxes	51,941	38,713
Other assets	40,677	42,629
Long-term assets held for sale	0	6,164
Total assets	1,972,237	2,211,310
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	42,842	26,870
Accrued expenses	50,563	65,558
Accrued compensation and benefits	85,215	90,454
Deferred revenue and student deposits	51,264	43,959
Current portion of operating leases	38,994	38,149
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	56,184	49,082
Income taxes liabilities	38,738	38,705
Other current liabilities	17,587	18,097
Current liabilities held for sale	0	1,054
Total current liabilities	381,387	371,928
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	376,898	377,104
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	175,929	104,588
Deferred compensation	10,379	11,896
Income taxes payable	131,301	96,463
Deferred income taxes	89,765	73,624
Other long-term liabilities	30,823	24,640
Long-term liabilities held for sale	0	9,795
Total liabilities	1,196,482	1,070,038
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,398	1,714
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	2,204,755	2,388,783
Retained earnings	39,244	15,523
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(442,424)	(520,204)
Treasury stock at cost (73,766 shares held at December 31, 2022 and 48,220 shares held at December 31, 2021)	(1,026,272)	(744,174)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	776,226	1,140,843
Noncontrolling interests	(1,869)	(1,285)
Total stockholders' equity	774,357	1,139,558
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,972,237	2,211,310
Common Stock
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	$ 923	$ 915