Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 251,255	$ 209,563
Costs and expenses:
Direct costs	225,312	182,880
General and administrative expenses	10,314	17,505
Loss on impairment of assets	0	144
Operating income	15,629	9,034
Interest income	2,158	1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)	(3,731)
Other income (expense), net	261	(1,226)
Foreign currency exchange loss, net	(28,952)	(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net (loss) income of affiliates	(16,550)	2,444
Income tax expense	(10,195)	(47,967)
Equity in net (loss) income of affiliates, net of tax	(3)	108
Loss from continuing operations	(26,748)	(45,415)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $0 for both periods	(14)	735
Net loss	(26,762)	(44,680)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	155	469
Net loss attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$ (26,607)	$ (44,211)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.25)
Loss from continuing operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.17)	(0.25)
Income from discontinued operations, basic (in dollars per share)	0	0
Income from discontinued operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	0	0
Basic loss per share (in dollars per share)	(0.17)	(0.25)
Diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.25)