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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
Outstanding long-term debt was as follows:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Senior long-term debt:
Senior Secured Credit Facility (stated maturity date of September 18, 2028 as of December 31, 2023; stated maturity date of October 7, 2024 as of December 31, 2022)$59,000 $100,000 
Other debt:
Lines of credit10,864 13,778 
Notes payable and other debt40,009 72,209 
Total senior and other debt109,873 185,987 
Finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings57,568 48,186 
Total long-term debt and finance leases167,441 234,173 
Less: total unamortized deferred financing costs2,372 2,060 
Less: current portion of long-term debt and finance leases52,828 56,184 
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion$112,241 $175,929 

As of December 31, 2023, aggregate annual maturities of the senior and other debt, excluding finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings, were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,Senior and Other Debt
2024$46,086 
20254,787 
2026— 
2027— 
202859,000 
Thereafter— 
Total senior and other debt$109,873 
Senior Secured Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

On September 18, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment of its Senior Secured Credit Facility (as defined below) (the “Third Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2019 (the “Credit Agreement”; as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of July 20, 2020, the Second Amendment, dated as of December 23, 2022 and, as further amended by the Third Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). Among other things, the Company incurred a new tranche of revolving credit loans maturing September 2028 (the “Series 2028 Tranche”). The credit available to be borrowed under the Amended Credit Agreement, whether as revolving loans or term loans, if any, are referred to herein collectively as the “Senior Secured Credit Facility.”

The Amended Credit Agreement, among other things, provides for $145,000 of revolving credit loans maturing October 2024 (the “Series 2024 Tranche”) and $155,000 of revolving credit loans under the Series 2028 Tranche for a $300,000 aggregate revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). As a subfacility under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Amended Credit Agreement provides for letter of credit commitments in the aggregate amount of $10,000. The Amended Credit Agreement also provides, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, for incremental revolving and term loan facilities, at the request of the Company, not to exceed (i) the greater of (a) $172,500 and (b) 50% of the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA, plus (ii) additional amounts so long as both immediately before and after giving effect to such incremental facilities the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, as defined in the agreement, on a pro forma basis, does not exceed 2.25 to 1.00, plus (iii) the aggregate amounts of any voluntary repayments of term loans, if any, and aggregate amount of voluntary repayments of revolving credit facilities that are accompanied by a corresponding termination or reduction of revolving credit commitments.

The maturity date for the Amended Credit Agreement is September 18, 2028. The Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at a per annum interest rate, at the option of the Company, at either the EURIBOR rate, the Term SOFR rate or the ABR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.50% per annum, 2.25% per annum, 2.00% per annum or 1.75% per annum for EURIBOR loans or Term SOFR loans, and 1.50% per annum, 1.25% per annum, 1.00% per annum or 0.75% per annum for ABR loans, in each case, based on the Company’s Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio as defined in the agreement.

As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Senior Secured Credit Facility had a total outstanding balance of $59,000 and $100,000, respectively.

Guarantors of the Senior Secured Credit Facility

Laureate Education, Inc. is the borrower under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. All of Laureate’s required United States legal entities, excluding certain subsidiaries that the Company considers dormant based on the lack of activity, are guarantors of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and all of the guarantors’ assets, both real and intangible, are pledged as collateral. Additionally, not more than 65% of the shares held directly by Laureate Education, Inc. or any guarantors in non-domestic subsidiaries are pledged as collateral.

Estimated Fair Value of Debt

As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the estimated fair value of our debt approximated its carrying value.

Certain Covenants

As of December 31, 2023, our Amended Credit Agreement contained certain negative covenants including, among others: (1) limitations on additional indebtedness; (2) limitations on dividends; (3) limitations on asset sales, including the sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries and sale-leaseback transactions; and (4) limitations on liens, guarantees, loans or investments. The Amended Credit Agreement also provides, solely with respect to the revolving credit facility, that the Company shall not permit its Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, to exceed 3.00x as of the last day of each quarter commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2019 and thereafter. The agreement also provides that if (i) the Company’s Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, is not greater than 3.00x as of such date and (ii) less than 25% of the revolving credit facility is utilized as of that date, then such financial covenant shall not apply. As of December 31, 2023, these conditions were satisfied and, therefore, we were not subject to the leverage ratio. In addition, indebtedness at some of our locations contain financial maintenance covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2023.
Debt Modification and Loss on Debt Extinguishment

In connection with the repayment of the Senior Notes during the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a Loss on debt extinguishment of $77,940, related to the redemption premium paid and the write off of the unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the repaid debt balances.

Debt Issuance Costs

Amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of debt discounts that are recorded in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations totaled approximately $1,241, $1,561 and $4,628 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Certain unamortized debt issuance costs were written off in 2021 in connection with early repayment of debt balances and debt agreement amendments, as discussed above. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, our unamortized debt issuance costs were $2,372 and $2,060, respectively.

Other Debt

Lines of Credit

Individual Laureate subsidiaries have the ability to borrow pursuant to unsecured lines of credit and similar short-term borrowing arrangements (collectively, lines of credit). The lines of credit are available for working capital purposes and enable us to borrow and repay until those lines mature. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the aggregate outstanding balances on our lines of credit were $10,864 and $13,778, respectively. At December 31, 2023, we had approximately $68,800 additional available borrowing capacity under our outstanding lines of credit. Interest rates on our lines of credit ranged from 7.63% to 7.70% and 8.10% to 9.34% at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our weighted-average short-term borrowing rate was 7.67% and 8.61% at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Notes Payable

Notes payable include mortgages payable that are secured by certain fixed assets. The notes payable have varying maturity dates and repayment terms through 2025. Interest rates on notes payable ranged from 5.09% to 13.00% and 5.09% to 12.26% at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

In December 2017, Universidad del Valle de México (UVM Mexico) entered into an agreement with a bank for a loan of MXN 1,700,000 (approximately $89,000 at the time of the loan). In 2019, this loan was reassigned to Estrater, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM ENR (Estrater). In 2021, Estrater was merged into Laureate Education Mexico S de RL de CV (LEM), a wholly owned Mexican subsidiary of the Company. Consequently, the loan was reassigned to LEM. The loan matures in June 2024 and carries a variable interest rate based on the 28-day Mexican Interbanking Offer Rate (TIIE), plus an applicable margin, which is established based on the ratio of debt to EBITDA, as defined in the agreement (13.00% and 12.26% as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively). The current quarterly payments on the loan total MXN 76,500 ($4,504 at December 31, 2023), with a balloon payment of MXN 425,000 ($25,024 at December 31, 2023) due at maturity. As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of this loan was $29,528 and $41,416, respectively.

The Company obtained financing to fund the construction of two new campuses at one of our institutions in Peru, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, one loan remains outstanding, which matures in November 2025 and carries an interest rate of 5.09%. Principal payments, plus accrued and unpaid interest, are made semi-annually in April and October. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance of this loan was $5,835 and $8,246, respectively.

On December 22, 2017, a Laureate subsidiary in Peru entered into an agreement to borrow PEN 247,500 (approximately $76,000 at the agreement date). Quarterly payments in the amount of PEN 14,438 ($3,921 at December 31, 2023) were due through the loan's maturity in December 2023. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, this loan had a balance of $0 and $15,142, respectively.