Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by material revenue category for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (in thousands):

	2018		2019		2020
Strayer University Segment
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships	$	455,609	$	517,586	$	519,964
Other(1)	22,230		19,383		17,669
Total Strayer University Segment	477,839		536,969		537,633
Capella University Segment
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships	148,168		438,676		445,300
Other(1)	8,178		21,492		21,339
Total Capella University Segment	156,346		460,168		466,639
Australia/New Zealand Segment
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships	—		—		22,431
Other(1)	—		—		950
Total Australia/New Zealand Segment	—		—		23,381
Consolidated revenue	$	634,185	$	997,137	$	1,027,653

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(1) Other revenue is primarily comprised of academic fees, sales of textbooks, other course materials, and other revenue streams.

Schedule Of Graduation Fund Liability

The table below presents activity in the Graduation Fund for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	43,329	$	49,641
Revenue deferred	30,071		26,462
Benefit redeemed	(23,759)		(22,789)
Balance at end of period	$	49,641	$	53,314