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Organization and Operations - Additional Information (Detail)
Dec. 31, 2014
State
Bed
Facility
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]  
Number of facilities owned by government partners, managed 12cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesManagedAndNotOwnedByCompany
Number of facilities owned or controlled by company 52cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesOwnedOrControlledByCompany
Number of beds at the facility 84,500cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility
Number of states in which company facilities are located 19us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates