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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Oct. 13, 2017	Oct. 13, 2017	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 06, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding under credit facility						$ 199,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility letters of credit outstanding						6,900,000	$ 9,100,000
Total debt						$ 1,459,000,000	$ 1,455,000,000
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%
Combined Subsidiary Guarantors
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries						100.00%
Term Loan Due in July 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount								$ 100,000,000
Total debt						$ 85,000,000
Debt maturity date						Jul. 31, 2020
Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 325,000,000
Debt maturity date					Apr. 01, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020
Stated interest rate					4.125%	4.125%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par					100.00%
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 350,000,000
Debt maturity date					May 01, 2023	May 01, 2023
Stated interest rate					4.625%	4.625%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par					100.00%
Senior Notes 5.0% Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 250,000,000
Debt maturity date			Oct. 15, 2022			Oct. 15, 2022
Stated interest rate			5.00%			5.00%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par			100.00%
4.75% Senior Notes Due October 15, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Debt maturity date	Oct. 15, 2027
Stated interest rate	4.75%	4.75%
Costs associated with new issuance	$ 4,100,000	$ 4,100,000
Senior Notes 4.75% Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date						Oct. 15, 2027
Stated interest rate						4.75%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par		100.00%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit interest on outstanding borrowings						At CoreCivic'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 0.00% to 0.75% or at the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% based on CoreCivic's then-current leverage ratio.
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 900,000,000
Line of credit facility, aggregate principal amount of additional borrowing				350,000,000
Sublimit swing line loans				30,000,000
Percentage of commitment fee to unfunded balance						0.35%
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity						$ 694,100,000
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%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate						0.50%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate				0.00%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate				0.75%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate						1.50%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate				1.00%
Amended Revolving Credit Facility \| $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate				1.75%