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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Property
Facility
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of facilities owned and managed 49cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesOwnedAndManagedByCompany
Number of facilities owned by government partners, managed 12cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesManagedAndNotOwnedByCompany
Number of reportable segments 1us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Number of facilities leased to third party operators 3us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseNumberOfUnits