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Summary of Capital Expenditures (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total capital expenditures $ 262,560us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets $ 111,618us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets $ 76,946us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Discontinued operations      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total capital expenditures   72us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
532us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Owned and managed      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total capital expenditures 246,333us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cxw_OwnedAndManagedMember
96,975us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cxw_OwnedAndManagedMember
55,222us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cxw_OwnedAndManagedMember
Managed-only      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total capital expenditures 3,171us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cxw_ManagedOnlyMember
3,719us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cxw_ManagedOnlyMember
3,507us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cxw_ManagedOnlyMember
Corporate and Other      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total capital expenditures $ 13,056us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
$ 10,852us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
$ 17,685us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember