Real Estate Activations, Acquisitions, Developments, and Closures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 Bed	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Idle Facilities	Mar. 31, 2013 Idle Facilities	Mar. 31, 2014 San Diego Correctional Facility Facility	Mar. 31, 2014 Otay Mesa Detention Center	Sep. 30, 2012 Red Rock Correctional Center RenewalOptions Person	Mar. 31, 2014 Red Rock Correctional Center Facility	Jun. 30, 2014 Red Rock Correctional Center Scenario, Forecast	Sep. 30, 2012 Red Rock Correctional Center Through February 2014 Person	Sep. 30, 2012 Red Rock Correctional Center During the first quarter of 2015 Person	Oct. 31, 2013 California City Correctional Center Facility	Oct. 31, 2013 State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation	Mar. 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013 Facility	Jul. 31, 2013 Correctional Alternatives, Inc.
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Consideration paid																	$ 36,500,000
Business acquisition transaction related expenses																	800,000
Purchase price, goodwill	16,110,000		16,110,000														7,000,000
Purchase price, identifiable intangible assets																	26,900,000
Purchase price, intangible liabilities																	7,900,000
Purchase price, net tangible assets																	17,700,000
Purchase price, deferred tax liabilities																	7,200,000
Operating Expense	287,380,000	298,222,000		2,500,000	1,700,000
Number of beds at the facility	86,500					1,154			1,596				2,304			2,552
Lease expiration date						Dec. 31, 2015
Amount invested to acquire property							71,300,000
Expected additional number of offenders to be managed by the company								1,000			500	500
Management contract, initial term								10 years
Management contract, number of renewal options								2
Management contract, renewal option term								5 years
Percentage of guaranteed occupancy under management contract								90.00%
Management contract term facility will revert to the state of Arizona								20 years
Capital improvements for certain physical plant modifications									20,100,000
Expected capital improvements cost for certain physical plant modifications										800,000
Maximum number of useful life in years									20 years
Lease agreement commencing date														Dec. 01, 2013
Lease term														3 years
Renewal options term														2 years
Annual rent														28,500,000
Rent increase percentage														2.00%
Tenant improvements expenses														10,000,000
Total cost of the project															$ 140,000,000