Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2013 Dividend Declared	Mar. 31, 2013 Amended Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 31, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended Revolving Credit Facility Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 Amended Revolving Credit Facility Maximum	Mar. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Notes 6.25% Due 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017 Holders who validly tendered their 7.75% Senior Notes before the early tender deadline on April 3 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017 Holders who validly tendered on or prior to the early tender deadline	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017 Holders who validly tendered following the early tender deadline but on or prior to the expiration of the tender offer on April 17, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 7.75% Due 2017 Tender Offer	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes	Mar. 21, 2013 Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020	Apr. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020 Issuance Of Debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023	Apr. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023 Issuance Of Debt	Apr. 30, 2013 Senior Notes Due 2020 Issuance Of Debt	Apr. 04, 2013 Senior Notes Due 2020 Issuance Of Debt	Apr. 30, 2013 Senior Notes Due 2023 Issuance Of Debt	Apr. 04, 2013 Senior Notes Due 2023 Issuance Of Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity					$ 900,000,000	$ 785,000,000	$ 900,000,000			$ 450,000,000
Debt issuance costs, capitalized					2,700,000	6,000,000															12,100,000
Purchase of Senior Notes											335,000,000		149,600,000							315,400,000
Revolving Credit Facility maturity extension period					1 year
Revolving Credit Facility maturity date					2017-12
Line of credit interest on outstanding borrowings							At CCA’s option, interest on outstanding borrowings under the $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility is based on either a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.0% or a London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.0% based on CCA’s leverage ratio.
Base rate plus a margin							0.50%	0.25%	1.00%
LIBOR plus a margin							1.50%	1.25%	2.00%
Line of credit facility, aggregate principal amount of additional borrowing							100,000,000
Sublimit swing line loans							30,000,000
Percentage of commitment fee to unfunded balance							0.30%
Borrowings under credit facility							530,000,000					25,000,000
Line of credit facility							345,000,000
Sublimit for issuance of standby letters of credit							50,000,000
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiary secured by pledge under Revolving Credit Facilities							65.00%
Maximum cash tender offer																465,000,000
Early tender deadline date																April 3, 2013
Aggregate principal amount																						675,000,000						325,000,000		350,000,000
Total consideration offered upon tendering of Senior Notes																	1,050	30	20
Principal amount of Senior Notes for which consideration is offered																	1,000	1,000	1,000
Cash tender paid																				315,400,000
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par													103.875%	103.875%										100.00%		100.00%
Amount charged against purchase and redemption of debt															200,000
Costs associated with tender offer and redemption	36,300,000													36,300,000
Debt instrument due date																Jun. 30, 2017							Apr. 01, 2020		May 01, 2023		Apr. 01, 2020		May 01, 2023
Debt instrument interest rate																7.75%							4.125%		4.625%		4.125%		4.625%
Payment for dividend		299,434,000	59,768,000	135,000,000
Net proceeds from senior notes, percentage of REIT required distribution to be funded																					20.00%
Percentage of Senior Notes offer price in connection with an asset sale		100.00%
Percentage of Senior Notes offer price in connection with change in control		101.00%
Revolving Credit Facility letters of credit outstanding		$ 25,000,000	$ 26,000,000