Represents the conversion ratio of number of shares exchanged in business combination.

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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
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- Definition

The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
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Merger with Capella Education Company (Details)	1 Months Ended
Merger with Capella Education Company (Details)	Oct. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 shares	Dec. 31, 2016 shares
Common stock, shares authorized			20,000,000	20,000,000
Merger Agreement
Conversion ratio	0.875
Voting equity interests (as a percentage)	52.00%
Forecast \| Merger Agreement
Common stock, shares authorized		32,000,000
Capella \| Merger Agreement
Voting equity interests (as a percentage)	48.00%