Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) |
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Oct. 16, 2020
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Oct. 31, 2020
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Oct. 31, 2019
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Oct. 31, 2020
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Oct. 31, 2019
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Apr. 30, 2020
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May 01, 2019
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted cash | Ìý | $ 4,644,618 | $ 454,288 | $ 4,644,618 | $ 454,288 | $ 3,556,211 | Ìý |
Cash, uninsured amount | Ìý | 17,377,904 | Ìý | $ 17,377,904 | Ìý | 16,242,603 | Ìý |
Percentage of payments from monthly payment plan | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 62.00% | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Withdrawal from course, percentage of financial aid earned | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 100.00% | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Long term accounts receivable | Ìý | 10,246,622 | Ìý | $ 10,246,622 | Ìý | 6,701,136 | Ìý |
Operating lease right of use assets, net | Ìý | 7,809,489 | Ìý | 7,809,489 | Ìý | 6,412,851 | $ 8,000,000 |
Lease liabilities | Ìý | 8,765,225 | Ìý | 8,765,225 | Ìý | Ìý | $ 8,000,000 |
Treasury shares cancelled (in shares) | shares | 16,667 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Marketing and promotional costs | Ìý | $ 3,598,532 | $ 2,006,989 | $ 6,389,342 | $ 4,216,228 | Ìý | Ìý |
Outstanding (in shares) | shares | Ìý | 1,744,354 | 3,021,131 | 1,744,354 | 3,021,131 | Ìý | Ìý |
Number of reportable segments | segment | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Bad debt expense | Ìý | $ 632,000 | $ 407,759 | $ 1,032,000 | $ 648,658 | Ìý | Ìý |
Collateral Pledged, Aspen University Letter of Credit | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted cash | Ìý | 934,125 | Ìý | 934,125 | Ìý | 692,293 | Ìý |
Collateral Pledged, Bank Letter of Credit | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted cash | Ìý | 379,345 | Ìý | 379,345 | Ìý | 255,708 | Ìý |
Secured Credit Line | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted cash | Ìý | 250,000 | Ìý | 250,000 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Employee Payroll Taxes to be Remitted | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted cash | Ìý | 49,021 | Ìý | 49,021 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Unbilled Educational Services | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted cash | Ìý | $ 3,032,127 | Ìý | $ 3,032,127 | Ìý | 2,536,382 | Ìý |
Receipt of Title IV Funds | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted cash | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 71,828 | Ìý |
Software | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 5 years | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Leasehold improvements | Maximum | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 8 years | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Unvested shares of restricted common stock outstanding (in shares) | shares | Ìý | 669,800 | 0 | 669,800 | 0 | 643,175 | Ìý |
Unvested Restricted Stock | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Unvested shares of restricted common stock outstanding (in shares) | shares | Ìý | 16,448 | 69,672 | 16,448 | 69,672 | Ìý | Ìý |
Courseware, net | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 5 years | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Warrant | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Outstanding (in shares) | shares | Ìý | 374,174 | 566,223 | 374,174 | 566,223 | Ìý | Ìý |
Convertible Debt | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Convertible debt | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | $ 10,000,000 | Ìý |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount | shares | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | 1,398,602 | Ìý |