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Revenue Recognition (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Summary of disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers
The following table presents the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by material revenue category for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 (in thousands):
For the three months March 31,
20202021
U.S. Higher Education Segment
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships$245,320 $217,477 
    Other(1)
10,193 9,070 
Total U.S. Higher Education Segment255,513 226,547 
Australia/New Zealand Segment
Tuition, net of discounts, grants and scholarships— 50,222 
    Other(1)
— 1,043 
Total Australia/New Zealand Segment— 51,265 
Alternative Learning Segment(2)
9,789 12,524 
Consolidated revenue$265,302 $290,336 
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(1)Other revenue is primarily comprised of academic fees, sales of course materials, placement fees and other non-tuition revenue streams.
(2)Alternative Learning revenue is primarily derived from tuition revenue.
Schedule of Graduation Fund liability
The table below presents activity in the contract liability related to the Graduation Fund (in thousands):
For the three months ended March 31,
20202021
Balance at beginning of period$49,641 $53,314 
Revenue deferred7,179 6,516 
Benefit redeemed(5,608)(5,421)
Balance at end of period$51,212 $54,409