Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 135,348	$ 91,350
Restricted cash	6,725	6,504
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	245,268	189,124
Other receivables	8,272	3,190
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(107,639)	(100,527)
Receivables, net	145,901	91,787
Income tax receivable	3,619	7,086
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,412	30,020
Current assets held for sale	1,464	564
Total current assets	323,469	227,311
Property and equipment:
Land	134,464	127,413
Buildings	365,045	347,522
Furniture, equipment and software	552,489	504,648
Leasehold improvements	145,919	125,690
Construction in-progress	24,602	27,997
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(675,646)	(619,018)
Property and equipment, net	546,873	514,252
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	281,210	292,387
Goodwill	602,163	563,404
Tradenames, net	157,172	147,911
Deferred costs, net	4,756	4,732
Deferred income taxes	67,537	60,823
Other assets	42,522	40,830
Long-term assets held for sale	10,203	10,410
Total assets	2,035,905	1,862,060
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	43,068	35,340
Accrued expenses	66,700	60,972
Accrued compensation and benefits	91,337	91,311
Deferred revenue and student deposits	84,290	64,340
Current portion of operating leases	57,800	48,170
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	36,399	41,260
Income taxes payable	16,499	2,371
Other current liabilities	35,447	22,941
Current liabilities held for sale	1,553	1,190
Total current liabilities	433,093	367,895
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	276,631	278,957
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	78,147	59,027
Deferred compensation	8,530	8,269
Income taxes payable	130,807	136,473
Deferred income taxes	14,138	12,433
Other long-term liabilities	32,807	31,984
Long-term liabilities held for sale	9,003	8,479
Total liabilities	983,156	903,517
Redeemable equity	1,398	1,398
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 147,363 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and 150,794 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024	590	604
Additional paid-in capital	1,106,926	1,129,511
Retained earnings	323,466	291,644
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(379,510)	(462,210)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,051,472	959,549
Noncontrolling interests	(121)	(2,404)
Total stockholders' equity	1,051,351	957,145
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,035,905	$ 1,862,060