Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 130,636	$ 85,167
Restricted cash	8,644	8,617
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	120,261	133,105
Other receivables	16,743	9,486
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(62,120)	(61,882)
Receivables, net	74,884	80,709
Income tax receivable	34,868	32,261
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,356	19,445
Total current assets	279,388	226,199
Property and equipment:
Land	130,884	127,154
Buildings	361,540	348,931
Furniture, equipment and software	522,424	494,004
Leasehold improvements	125,155	117,820
Construction in-progress	13,805	11,871
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(615,057)	(576,373)
Property and equipment, net	538,751	523,407
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	397,310	389,565
Goodwill	618,471	583,493
Tradenames, net	159,454	151,645
Deferred costs, net	4,684	5,310
Deferred income taxes	55,622	51,941
Other assets	41,794	40,677
Total assets	2,095,474	1,972,237
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	32,848	42,842
Accrued expenses	58,366	50,563
Accrued compensation and benefits	73,058	85,215
Deferred revenue and student deposits	114,832	51,264
Current portion of operating leases	43,946	38,994
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,545	56,184
Income taxes payable	13,436	38,738
Other current liabilities	21,745	17,587
Total current liabilities	407,776	381,387
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	383,953	376,898
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	214,979	175,929
Deferred compensation	10,524	10,379
Income taxes payable	128,517	131,301
Deferred income taxes	94,869	89,765
Other long-term liabilities	32,526	30,823
Total liabilities	1,273,144	1,196,482
Redeemable equity	1,398	1,398
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 230,948 shares issued and 157,174 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and 230,779 shares issued and 157,013 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022	924	923
Additional paid-in capital	2,205,434	2,204,755
Retained earnings	12,637	39,244
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(369,633)	(442,424)
Treasury stock at cost (73,766 shares held at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)	(1,026,272)	(1,026,272)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	823,090	776,226
Noncontrolling interests	(2,158)	(1,869)
Total stockholders' equity	820,932	774,357
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,095,474	$ 1,972,237