Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Trade payables	$ 56,642	$ 49,247
Accrued compensation and benefits	41,504	34,988
Accrued student obligations and other	9,065	6,653
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 107,211	$ 90,888

Accrued Student Obligations And Other

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date, including liabilities incurred and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, compensation costs, payroll taxes and fringe benefits (other than pension and postretirement obligations), contractual rights and obligations, and statutory obligations.

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-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(15)(5))
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations, excluding pension and other postretirement benefits, incurred through that date and payable for perquisites provided to employees pertaining to services received from them.

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