Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 111,650	$ 85,167
Restricted cash	8,853	8,617
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	186,729	133,105
Other receivables	12,383	9,486
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(71,174)	(61,882)
Receivables, net	127,938	80,709
Income tax receivable	13,731	32,261
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,343	19,445
Current assets held for sale	1,066	0
Total current assets	293,581	226,199
Property and equipment:
Land	136,760	127,154
Buildings	383,094	348,931
Furniture, equipment and software	557,574	494,004
Leasehold improvements	133,537	117,820
Construction in-progress	12,428	11,871
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(660,932)	(576,373)
Property and equipment, net	562,461	523,407
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	373,999	389,565
Goodwill	658,723	583,493
Tradenames, net	168,903	151,645
Deferred costs, net	5,065	5,310
Deferred income taxes	57,739	51,941
Other assets	40,399	40,677
Long-term assets held for sale	10,021	0
Total assets	2,170,891	1,972,237
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	36,955	42,842
Accrued expenses	72,711	50,563
Accrued compensation and benefits	84,474	85,215
Deferred revenue and student deposits	57,526	51,264
Current portion of operating leases	52,293	38,994
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	62,702	56,184
Income taxes payable	19,930	38,738
Other current liabilities	25,433	17,587
Current liabilities held for sale	1,388	0
Total current liabilities	413,412	381,387
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	358,740	376,898
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	146,112	175,929
Deferred compensation	10,670	10,379
Income taxes payable	133,456	131,301
Deferred income taxes	92,607	89,765
Other long-term liabilities	32,943	30,823
Long-term liabilities held for sale	10,349	0
Total liabilities	1,198,289	1,196,482
Redeemable equity	1,398	1,398
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 157,220 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and 230,779 shares issued and 157,013 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022	629	923
Additional paid-in capital	1,181,501	2,204,755
Retained earnings	68,814	39,244
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(277,626)	(442,424)
Treasury stock at cost (73,766 shares held at December 31, 2022)	0	(1,026,272)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	973,318	776,226
Noncontrolling interests	(2,114)	(1,869)
Total stockholders' equity	971,204	774,357
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,170,891	$ 1,972,237