Idled Facilities and Respective Carrying Values Excluding Equipment and Other Assets (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Bed	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Prairie Correctional Facility
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	1,600
Date Idled	2010
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 14,668	$ 14,863
Huerfano County Correctional Center
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	752
Date Idled	2010
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 16,108	16,266
Diamondback Correctional Facility
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	2,160
Date Idled	2010
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 39,293	39,729
Marion Adjustment Center
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	826
Date Idled	2013
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 11,247	11,351
Kit Carson Correctional Center
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	1,488
Date Idled	2016
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 53,600	54,041
Idle Facilities
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	6,826
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 134,916	$ 136,250