DEBT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

5.DEBT

Debt outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30,			December 31,
	2023			2022
Revolving Credit Facility maturing May 2026. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates.	$	—		$	—
Term Loan A maturing May 2026. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The rate at September 30, 2023 and     December 31, 2022 was 8.6% and 7.5%, respectively. Unamortized     debt issuance costs amounted to $1.0 million and $1.4 million at     September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.		91,250			96,250
4.625% Senior Notes. The 4.625% Senior Notes were redeemed    on February 1, 2023, as further described below.		—			153,754
4.75% Senior Notes maturing October 2027. Unamortized debt     issuance costs amounted to $1.6 million and $1.9 million at     September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.		250,000			250,000
8.25% Senior Notes maturing April 2026. Unamortized debt     issuance costs amounted to $6.5 million and $8.7 million at     September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.		593,113			614,113
4.43% Lansing Correctional Facility Non-Recourse Mortgage Note     maturing January 2040. Unamortized debt issuance costs     amounted to $2.7 million and $2.8 million at September 30, 2023 and     December 31, 2022, respectively.		146,768			150,405
Total debt		1,081,131			1,264,522
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(12,043	)		(14,763	)
Net unamortized original issue premium		482			624
Current portion of long-term debt		(13,982	)		(165,525	)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,055,588		$	1,084,858

Bank Credit Facility. On May 12, 2022, CoreCivic entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (referred to herein as the "Bank Credit Facility") in an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million, consisting of a $100.0 million term loan (the "Term Loan A") and a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $250.0 million (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). The Bank Credit Facility has a maturity of May 2026. The Bank Credit Facility includes an option to increase the availability under the Revolving Credit Facility and to request term loans from the lenders in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $200.0 million and (b) 50% of consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four-quarter period, subject to, among other things, the receipt of commitments for the increased amount. At CoreCivic's option, interest on outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility is based on either a base rate plus a margin ranging from 1.75% to 3.5%, or at the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index ("BSBY") rate plus a margin ranging from 2.75% to 4.5% based on the Company’s then-current total leverage ratio. The Revolving Credit Facility includes a $25.0 million sublimit for swing line loans that enables CoreCivic to borrow at the base rate from the Administrative Agent on same-day notice.

Based on CoreCivic's total leverage ratio during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, loans under the Bank Credit Facility bore interest at a base rate plus a margin of 2.25% or at the BSBY rate plus a margin of 3.25%, and a commitment fee equal to 0.45% of the unfunded balance of the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also has a $100.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit. As of September 30, 2023, CoreCivic had no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2023, CoreCivic had $17.4 million in letters of credit outstanding resulting in $232.6 million available under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Term Loan A requires scheduled quarterly principal payments through December 2025, and is pre-payable without penalty. As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance of the Term Loan A was $91.3 million.

The Bank Credit Facility requires CoreCivic to meet certain financial covenants, including, without limitation, a total leverage ratio of not more than 4.50 to 1.00 for which the Company may net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents not exceeding $100.0 million when calculating, a secured leverage ratio of not more than 2.50 to 1.00 for which the Company may net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents not exceeding $100.0 million when calculating, and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2023, CoreCivic was in compliance with all such covenants. The Bank Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of all of the capital stock (or other ownership interests) of CoreCivic's domestic restricted subsidiaries, 65% of the capital stock (or other ownership interests) of CoreCivic's "first-tier" foreign subsidiaries, all of the accounts receivable of the Company and its domestic restricted subsidiaries, and substantially all of the deposit accounts of the Company and its domestic restricted subsidiaries. In the event that (a) the consolidated total leverage equals or exceeds 4.00 to 1.00 or (b) the Company incurs certain debt above a specified threshold, each known as a "springing lien" event, certain intangible assets and unencumbered real estate assets that meet a 50% loan-to-value requirement are required to be added as collateral. In addition, the Bank Credit Facility contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, payment of dividends and other customary restricted payments, permitted investments, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, mergers and consolidations, liquidations, prepayments and modifications of other indebtedness, liens and other encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. The Bank Credit Facility is subject to certain cross-default provisions with terms of CoreCivic's other unsecured indebtedness and is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of a change of control.

As further described in Note 11, on October 11, 2023, CoreCivic entered into an amendment and extension of the Bank Credit Facility.

Senior Notes. Interest on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 4.75% senior notes issued in October 2017 (the "4.75% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year. The 4.75% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on October 15, 2027. Interest on the $593.1 million remaining aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 8.25% senior notes issued in April and September 2021 with an original principal amount of $675.0 million (the "8.25% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year. The 8.25% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on April 15, 2026. During 2022, the Company purchased $60.9 million principal amount of the 8.25% Senior Notes at a weighted average purchase price approximately equal to par through open market purchases. CoreCivic recorded charges of $1.2 million during 2022 primarily for the write-off of a pro-rata portion of the pre-existing loan costs associated with these open market purchases. In the second quarter of 2023, the Company purchased $21.0 million principal amount of the 8.25% Senior Notes at a weighted average purchase price approximately equal to par through open market purchases, reducing the outstanding balance of the 8.25% Senior Notes to $593.1 million as of September 30, 2023. CoreCivic recorded a charge of $0.2 million during the second quarter of 2023 primarily for the write-off of a pro-rata portion of the pre-existing loan costs associated with these open market purchases.

The 4.75% Senior Notes and the 8.25% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by all of the Company's existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee the Bank Credit Facility. CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the 4.75% Senior Notes at any time prior to three months before their maturity date at a "make-whole" redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. Thereafter, the 4.75% Senior Notes are redeemable at CoreCivic's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. The Company may redeem all or part of the 8.25% Senior Notes at any time prior to April 15, 2024, in whole or in part, at a "make-whole" redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. Thereafter, the 8.25% Senior Notes are redeemable at CoreCivic's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 104.125% beginning on April 15, 2024 and 100% beginning on April 15, 2025, plus, in each such case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

On December 22, 2022, CoreCivic delivered an irrevocable notice to the holders of CoreCivic's 4.625% senior notes issued in April 2013 with an original principal amount of $350.0 million (the "4.625% Senior Notes") that the Company elected to redeem in full the 4.625% Senior Notes that remained outstanding on February 1, 2023. During 2021 and 2022, CoreCivic purchased $196.2 million of the 4.625% Senior Notes through privately negotiated transactions and open market purchases. The remaining 4.625% Senior Notes were redeemed on February 1, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the outstanding 4.625% Senior Notes, which amounted to $153.8 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. The Company used a combination of cash on hand and available capacity under its Revolving Credit Facility to fund the redemption.

Lansing Correctional Facility Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. On April 20, 2018, CoreCivic of Kansas, LLC (the "Issuer"), a wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company, priced $159.5 million in aggregate principal amount of non-recourse senior secured notes of the Issuer (the "Kansas Notes"), in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Kansas Notes have a yield to maturity of 4.43% and are scheduled to mature in January 2040, 20 years following completion of the project, which occurred in January 2020. Principal and interest on the Kansas Notes are payable in quarterly payments, which began in July 2020 and continue until maturity. CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the Kansas Notes at any time upon written notice of not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment, with a "make-whole" amount, together with interest on the Kansas Notes accrued to, but not including, the redemption date. Because the Issuer has been designated as an unrestricted subsidiary of the Company under terms of the Company's Bank Credit Facility, the issuance and service of the Kansas Notes, and the revenues and expenses associated with the facility lease, do not impact the financial covenants associated with the Company's Bank Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance of the Kansas Notes was $146.8 million.

Debt Maturities. Scheduled principal payments as of September 30, 2023 for the remainder of 2023, the next five years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands):

2023 (remainder)	$	3,134
2024		14,722
2025		17,698
2026		667,563
2027		256,855
2028		7,370
Thereafter		113,789
Total debt	$	1,081,131