Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue And Facility Contribution Of Reportable Segments And Reconciliation To CCA's Operating Income

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenue:
Owned and managed	$	339,180		$	340,473		$	1,010,889		$	993,739
Managed-only		94,316			84,865			279,964			243,721
Total management revenue		433,496			425,338			1,290,853			1,237,460
Operating expenses:
Owned and managed		218,428			214,727			645,724			641,761
Managed-only		82,074			73,772			240,513			214,811
Total operating expenses		300,502			288,499			886,237			856,572
Facility contribution:
Owned and managed		120,752			125,746			365,165			351,978
Managed-only		12,242			11,093			39,451			28,910
Total facility contribution		132,994			136,839			404,616			380,888
Other revenue (expense):
Rental and other revenue		1,547			1,812			5,067			5,371
Other operating expense		(4,162	)		(3,661	)		(11,581	)		(11,488	)
General and administrative		(23,007	)		(23,606	)		(66,236	)		(62,087	)
Depreciation and amortization		(26,637	)		(26,195	)		(80,883	)		(76,715	)
Operating income	$	80,735		$	85,189		$	250,983		$	235,969

Summary Of Capital Expenditures For Reportable Segments

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Capital expenditures:
Owned and managed	$	22,699	$	13,480	$	54,182	$	89,587
Managed-only		2,340		3,406		4,975		5,733
Discontinued operations		—		—		—		83
Corporate and other		3,560		1,849		6,959		5,333
Total capital expenditures	$	28,599	$	18,735	$	66,116	$	100,736

Schedule Of Assets For The Reportable Segments

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Assets:
Owned and managed	$	2,632,773	$	2,698,509
Managed-only		121,378		127,960
Corporate and other		176,345		154,598
Discontinued operations		2,057		2,161
Total assets	$	2,932,553	$	2,983,228