Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 89,392	$ 85,167
Restricted cash	7,505	8,617
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	173,571	133,105
Other receivables	3,509	9,486
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(84,967)	(61,882)
Receivables, net	92,113	80,709
Income tax receivable	15,224	32,261
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,284	19,445
Current assets held for sale	889	0
Total current assets	224,407	226,199
Property and equipment:
Land	129,229	127,154
Buildings	377,954	348,931
Furniture, equipment and software	556,134	494,004
Leasehold improvements	137,171	117,820
Construction in-progress	22,673	11,871
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(660,935)	(576,373)
Property and equipment, net	562,226	523,407
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	371,611	389,565
Goodwill	661,482	583,493
Tradenames, net	169,183	151,645
Deferred costs, net	4,981	5,310
Deferred income taxes	71,426	51,941
Other assets	44,896	40,677
Long-term assets held for sale	15,404	0
Total assets	2,125,616	1,972,237
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	43,239	42,842
Accrued expenses	69,464	50,563
Accrued compensation and benefits	96,652	85,215
Deferred revenue and student deposits	69,351	51,264
Current portion of operating leases	57,514	38,994
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	52,828	56,184
Income taxes payable	40,204	38,738
Other current liabilities	22,714	17,587
Current liabilities held for sale	1,248	0
Total current liabilities	453,214	381,387
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	360,120	376,898
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	112,241	175,929
Deferred compensation	9,511	10,379
Income taxes payable	140,492	131,301
Deferred income taxes	56,490	89,765
Other long-term liabilities	34,151	30,823
Long-term liabilities held for sale	10,259	0
Total liabilities	1,176,478	1,196,482
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	1,398	1,398
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 157,586 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 230,779 shares issued and 157,013 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022	630	923
Additional paid-in capital	1,179,721	2,204,755
Retained earnings	41,862	39,244
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(272,144)	(442,424)
Treasury stock at cost (0 shares held at December 31, 2023 and 73,766 shares held at December 31, 2022)	0	(1,026,272)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	950,069	776,226
Noncontrolling interests	(2,329)	(1,869)
Total stockholders' equity	947,740	774,357
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,125,616	$ 1,972,237