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Business Segments (Information by Operating Segment) (Details 1) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues $ 1,215,772 $ 1,185,280 $ 2,381,687 $ 2,337,942  
Depreciation Expense 19,652 22,173 40,206 44,700  
Amortization of Intangible Assets (7,241) (10,058) (15,065) (20,809)  
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets 0 (26,287) 0 (26,287)  
Income from Operations 72,751 25,911 120,224 61,353  
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net 3,114 2,560 (5,314) 4,891  
Interest expense, net (15,845) (89,272) (95,622) (106,422)  
Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income, net 28,602 24,655 63,219 67,072  
(Loss) gain on marketable equity securities, net (11,543) 19,628 32,258 123,780  
Other (Expense) Income, Net (16,456) 1,791 (20,521) 3,438  
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes 60,623 (14,727) 94,244 154,112  
Capital Expenditures 19,820 20,764 33,923 42,237  
Investments in Marketable Equity Securities 889,515   889,515   $ 852,434
Investments in Affiliates 158,059   158,059   169,125
Prepaid Pension Cost 2,550,465   2,550,465   2,510,520
Total Assets 7,619,032   7,619,032   7,677,205
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Segment, Aggregation before Other Operating Segment [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 1,126,806 1,098,345 2,207,828 2,167,945  
Cost of Revenue [1] 587,976 582,124 1,164,222 1,156,945  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [2] 167,072 168,437 327,585 333,420  
Occupancy Expense 30,881 32,347 60,674 64,732  
Advertising and Marketing Expense 21,191 18,521 40,411 35,546  
Networking and Programming Expenses 31,207 31,636 62,564 63,526  
Management Services Expense [3] 2,059 2,002 4,111 4,009  
Other Segment Items [4] 139,992 133,054 274,726 263,087  
EBITDAP 146,428 130,224 273,535 246,680  
Pension Service Cost 8,613 11,313 18,357 22,462  
Depreciation Expense 16,122 17,818 32,732 36,013  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 121,693 101,093 222,446 188,205  
Capital Expenditures 15,287 13,509 24,696 31,457  
Identifiable Assets 3,586,902   3,586,902   3,667,911
Operating Segments [Member] | Education [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 436,813 422,899 861,544 845,497  
Cost of Revenue [1],[5] 159,017 159,401 325,104 328,940  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [2],[6] 120,627 118,025 233,947 231,922  
Occupancy Expense 29,024 30,429 56,946 60,958  
Advertising and Marketing Expense 21,191 18,521 40,411 35,546  
Other Segment Items [7],[8] 47,245 44,807 91,288 89,439  
EBITDAP 59,709 51,716 113,848 98,692  
Pension Service Cost 4,413 4,712 8,636 8,822  
Depreciation Expense 7,412 8,855 15,176 18,160  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 47,884 38,149 90,036 71,710  
Capital Expenditures 5,376 5,138 10,117 12,657  
Identifiable Assets 1,886,126   1,886,126   1,963,878
Operating Segments [Member] | Education [Member] | Kaplan Corporate and Other [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 23 2,993 35 5,581  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [6] 5,406 6,257 10,416 11,930  
Occupancy Expense 72 2,778 135 5,498  
Advertising and Marketing Expense 122 197 250 295  
Other Segment Items [8] 1,428 1,387 2,493 2,694  
EBITDAP (7,005) (7,626) (13,259) (14,836)  
Pension Service Cost 406 407 794 755  
Depreciation Expense 5 22 11 49  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets (7,416) (8,055) (14,064) (15,640)  
Capital Expenditures 7 0 7 0  
Identifiable Assets 38,403   38,403   41,754
Operating Segments [Member] | Education [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues (280) (1,294) (707) (3,326)  
Cost of Revenue [5] (242) (1,552) (669) (3,487)  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [6] (22)   (22)    
Other Segment Items [8] (1) (96) 36 72  
EBITDAP (15) 354 (52) 89  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets (15) 354 (52) 89  
Operating Segments [Member] | Education [Member] | Kaplan International [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 272,171 267,026 533,427 536,824  
Cost of Revenue [5] 89,421 89,687 177,518 181,340  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [6] 76,656 77,109 147,322 150,223  
Occupancy Expense 27,540 26,759 54,565 53,755  
Advertising and Marketing Expense 8,758 8,478 16,943 16,388  
Other Segment Items [9] 33,320 31,826 63,852 63,120  
EBITDAP 36,476 33,167 73,227 71,998  
Pension Service Cost 146 166 286 329  
Depreciation Expense 6,393 7,177 12,942 14,533  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 29,937 25,824 59,999 57,136  
Capital Expenditures 3,713 4,503 6,500 11,520  
Identifiable Assets 1,439,715   1,439,715   1,500,846
Operating Segments [Member] | Education [Member] | Higher Education [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 84,738 81,041 173,225 161,163  
Cost of Revenue [5] 56,721 57,319 123,383 123,306  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [6] 5,242 3,994 9,719 7,995  
Occupancy Expense 184 188 360 362  
Advertising and Marketing Expense 2,131 1,396 4,008 3,019  
Other Segment Items [10] 216 946 440 1,080  
EBITDAP 20,244 17,198 35,315 25,401  
Pension Service Cost 1,889 2,045 3,697 3,826  
Depreciation Expense 383 799 839 1,702  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 17,972 14,354 30,779 19,873  
Capital Expenditures 492 174 665 233  
Identifiable Assets 177,588   177,588   182,442
Operating Segments [Member] | Education [Member] | Supplemental Education [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 80,161 73,133 155,564 145,255  
Cost of Revenue [5] 13,117 13,947 24,872 27,781  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [6] 33,345 30,665 66,512 61,774  
Occupancy Expense 1,228 704 1,886 1,343  
Advertising and Marketing Expense 10,180 8,450 19,210 15,844  
Other Segment Items [11] 12,282 10,744 24,467 22,473  
EBITDAP 10,009 8,623 18,617 16,040  
Pension Service Cost 1,972 2,094 3,859 3,912  
Depreciation Expense 631 857 1,384 1,876  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 7,406 5,672 13,374 10,252  
Capital Expenditures 1,164 461 2,945 904  
Identifiable Assets 230,420   230,420   238,836
Operating Segments [Member] | Television Broadcasting [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 105,984 115,478 209,538 228,536  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [2] 26,818 29,120 54,582 58,396  
Networking and Programming Expenses 31,207 31,636 62,564 63,526  
Other Segment Items [12] 14,502 17,948 29,130 34,350  
EBITDAP 33,457 36,774 63,262 72,264  
Pension Service Cost 1,532 1,416 2,951 3,055  
Depreciation Expense 2,625 2,870 5,253 5,738  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 29,300 32,488 55,058 63,471  
Capital Expenditures 1,284 1,708 1,482 3,337  
Identifiable Assets 393,233   393,233   402,200
Operating Segments [Member] | Manufacturing [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 96,218 103,626 194,223 205,529  
Cost of Revenue [1] 65,368 78,327 135,105 153,591  
Other Segment Items [13] 17,545 15,400 34,123 32,508  
EBITDAP 13,305 9,899 24,995 19,430  
Pension Service Cost 654 292 1,730 919  
Depreciation Expense 2,654 2,694 5,357 5,409  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 9,997 6,913 17,908 13,102  
Capital Expenditures 2,686 2,608 6,059 8,268  
Identifiable Assets 417,315   417,315   411,137
Operating Segments [Member] | Healthcare [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 202,219 147,528 375,960 275,729  
Cost of Revenue [1] 121,952 81,608 222,067 152,665  
Other Segment Items [14] 51,337 46,051 101,743 90,116  
EBITDAP 28,930 19,869 52,150 32,948  
Pension Service Cost 1,993 4,851 4,992 9,609  
Depreciation Expense 1,723 1,683 3,509 3,277  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 25,214 13,335 43,649 20,062  
Capital Expenditures 4,449 2,890 5,066 4,826  
Identifiable Assets 340,637   340,637   308,591
Operating Segments [Member] | Automotive [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues 285,572 308,814 566,563 612,654  
Cost of Revenue [1] 241,639 262,788 481,946 521,749  
Payroll and Fringe Benefits Expense [2] 19,627 21,292 39,056 43,102  
Occupancy Expense 1,857 1,918 3,728 3,774  
Management Services Expense [3] 2,059 2,002 4,111 4,009  
Other Segment Items [15] 9,363 8,848 18,442 16,674  
EBITDAP 11,027 11,966 19,280 23,346  
Pension Service Cost 21 42 48 57  
Depreciation Expense 1,708 1,716 3,437 3,429  
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets 9,298 10,208 15,795 19,860  
Capital Expenditures 1,492 1,165 1,972 2,369  
Identifiable Assets 549,591   549,591   582,105
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Businesses [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets [16] (25,666) (24,100) (55,113) (50,383)  
Identifiable Assets 327,733   327,733   338,089
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Businesses and Corporate Office [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues [17] 89,591 87,566 175,108 171,440  
Capital Expenditures [18] 4,533 7,255 9,227 10,780  
Corporate Office [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Income from Operations before Amortization of Intangible Assets (16,035) (14,737) (32,044) (29,373)  
Identifiable Assets 106,358   106,358   $ 139,126
Intersegment Elimination [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Operating Revenues $ (625) $ (631) $ (1,249) $ (1,443)  
[1] Cost of revenue reflects the amounts reported and provided to the CODM and does not necessarily reconcile to the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations or align across reportable segments. Cost of revenue excludes charges related to depreciation, which is shown separately above.
[2] Excludes pension service cost, which is shown separately above. Excludes any payroll and related benefits costs captured in cost of revenue.
[3] Management and operating services provided by Christopher J. Ourisman and his team of industry professionals.
[4] Other segment items for each reportable segment include:
[5] Cost of revenue reflects the amounts reported and provided to the CODM and does not necessarily reconcile to the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations or align across reportable segments. Cost of revenue excludes charges related to depreciation, which is shown separately above.
[6] Excludes pension service cost, which is shown separately above. Excludes any payroll and related benefits costs captured in cost of revenue.
[7] Education (includes Kaplan International, Kaplan Higher Education and Kaplan Supplemental Education) - training and employment expense, travel meals and entertainment expense, operating fees and other general and administrative (G&A) expenses.
[8] Other segment items for each reportable segment include:
[9] Kaplan international - travel meals and entertainment expense, training and employment expense, operating fees and other G&A expenses.
[10] Higher education - training and employment expense, operating fees and other G&A expenses.
[11] Supplemental education - training and employment expense, operating fees and other G&A expenses.
[12] Television Broadcasting - other broadcast expenses, facilities expenses, third-party commission costs and other selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses.
[13] Manufacturing - payroll and fringe benefits expense (SG&A) and other SG&A expenses.
[14] Healthcare - indirect costs (e.g. payroll and benefits expenses, general and administrative expenses) and other SG&A expenses.
[15] Automotive - advertising and marketing expense and other G&A expenses.
[16] Profit or loss from operating segments below the quantitative thresholds attributable to Other Businesses as described above. These operating segments did not meet any of the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments.
[17] Revenue from segments below the quantitative thresholds is attributable to Other Businesses and the Corporate Office, as described above. None of these operating segments meet the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments.
[18] Capital Expenditures from operating segments below the quantitative thresholds are attributable to Other Businesses and the Corporate Office, as described above. None of these operating segments meet the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments.