Schedule of Total Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 3,244,769	$ 3,498,938
CoreCivic Safety segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,433,126	2,532,319
Community
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	216,303	233,179
CoreCivic Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	362,908	352,681
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 232,432	$ 380,759