Segment Reporting - Schedule of Total Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 3,105,399	$ 3,244,769
CoreCivic Safety segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,284,243	2,433,126
Community
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	213,145	216,303
CoreCivic Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	402,889	362,908
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 205,122	$ 232,432