Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Revenue:
Owned and managed	$	1,356,678		$	1,331,707		$	1,313,734
Managed-only		372,516			336,572			308,541
Total management revenue		1,729,194			1,668,279			1,622,275
Operating expenses:
Owned and managed		864,252			853,248			850,760
Managed-only		323,228			294,773			270,265
Total operating expenses		1,187,480			1,148,021			1,121,025
Facility contribution:
Owned and managed		492,426			478,459			462,974
Managed-only		49,288			41,799			38,276
Total facility contribution		541,714			520,258			501,250
Other revenue (expense):
Rental and other revenue		6,419			6,752			6,618
Other operating expense		(15,920	)		(15,750	)		(14,030	)
General and administrative expense		(91,227	)		(84,148	)		(86,537	)
Depreciation and amortization		(108,931	)		(104,051	)		(99,939	)
Operating income	$	332,055		$	323,061		$	307,362

Summary Of Capital Expenditures For Reportable Segments

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Capital expenditures:
Owned and managed	$	151,724	$	120,144	$	118,191
Managed-only		8,753		10,153		12,021
Corporate and other		10,905		7,822		15,332
Discontinued operations		—		83		692
Total capital expenditures	$	171,382	$	138,202	$	146,236

Schedule Of Assets For The Reportable Segments

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Assets:
Owned and managed	$	2,711,926	$	2,698,509
Managed-only		125,637		127,960
Corporate and other		180,220		154,598
Discontinued operations		1,848		2,161
Total assets	$	3,019,631	$	2,983,228