Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)
DePaul College Prep [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Option To Terminate, Minimum Term	2 years
Lessor, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	3 years
Chicago, Illinois Campus [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale consideration from disposal	$ 52.0
Mortgage secured by property	$ 46.8
Chicago, Illinois Campus [Member] \| DePaul College Prep [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Existence of Option to Terminate [true false]	false

Amount classified as accounts, mortgage secured attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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- Definition

Minimum term to terminate contract by lessee of operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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- Definition

Indicates (true false) whether lessee has option to terminate operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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- Definition

Term of lessor's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119202524&loc=SL77919359-209981

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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- Details

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