Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 365,623	$ 230,213	$ 1,025,891	$ 683,435
Operating cost and expense:
Cost of educational services	166,027	114,977	498,497	341,497
Student services and administrative expense	149,890	74,412	432,923	217,502
Restructuring expense	10,518	1,217	16,999	5,299
Business acquisition and integration expense	5,924	3,646	41,537	28,161
Total operating cost and expense	332,359	194,252	989,956	592,459
Operating income	33,264	35,961	35,935	90,976
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	1,045	910	2,784	3,133
Interest expense	(36,585)	(8,555)	(109,907)	(15,983)
Investment gain		479	0	2,002
Net other expense	(35,540)	(7,166)	(107,123)	(10,848)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(2,276)	28,795	(71,188)	80,128
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	8,133	(4,557)	38,897	(12,363)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	5,857	24,238	(32,291)	67,765
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	4,071	1,416	2,180	2,159
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations before income taxes	474,003	0	474,003	0
Provision for income taxes	(134,089)	(1,104)	(134,201)	(2,386)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	343,985	312	341,982	(227)
Net income	349,842	24,550	309,691	67,538
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest from discontinued operations	0	102	0	359
Net income attributable to Adtalem	349,842	24,652	309,691	67,897
Amounts attributable to Adtalem:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	5,857	24,238	(32,291)	67,765
Net income from discontinued operations	343,985	414	341,982	132
Net income attributable to Adtalem	$ 349,842	$ 24,652	$ 309,691	$ 67,897
Basic:
Continuing operations	$ 0.12	$ 0.48	$ (0.65)	$ 1.31
Discontinued operations	7.03	0.01	6.91	0.00
Total basic earnings per share	7.15	0.49	6.26	1.31
Diluted:
Continuing operations	0.12	0.47	(0.65)	1.30
Discontinued operations	6.97	0.01	6.91	0.00
Total diluted earnings per share	$ 7.09	$ 0.48	$ 6.26	$ 1.30
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic shares	48,925	50,658	49,459	51,799
Diluted shares	49,377	51,111	49,459	52,101