DEBT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Schedule of Debt Outstanding

Debt outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2022			2021
Revolving Credit Facility maturing May 2026. Interest payable     periodically at variable interest rates.	$	—		$	—
Term Loan A maturing May 2026.  Interest payable periodically     at variable interest rates. The rate at June 30, 2022 and     December 31, 2021 was 4.5% and 1.4%, respectively.  Unamortized     debt issuance costs amounted to $1.5 million at June 30, 2022.     The Term Loan A was paid-down and the maturity was extended in     the second quarter of 2022 in connection with an amendment and     restatement of the Bank Credit Facility, as further described below.		98,750			170,000
Term Loan B.  Interest was payable periodically at variable     interest rates. The rate at December 31, 2021 was 5.5%.     Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $2.0 million     at December 31, 2021.  The Term Loan B was repaid in the     second quarter of 2022, as further described below.		—			128,750
4.625% Senior Notes maturing May 2023.  Unamortized debt     issuance costs amounted to $0.3 million and $0.4 million at     June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.		170,074			173,650
4.75% Senior Notes maturing October 2027.  Unamortized debt     issuance costs amounted to $2.1 million and $2.3 million at     June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.		250,000			250,000
8.25% Senior Notes maturing April 2026.  Unamortized debt     issuance costs amounted to $11.4 million and $12.9 million at     June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.		675,000			675,000
4.43% Lansing Correctional Facility Non-Recourse Mortgage Note     maturing January 2040.  Unamortized debt issuance costs     amounted to $2.9 million and $3.0 million at June 30, 2022 and     December 31, 2021, respectively.		152,691			154,532
Total debt		1,346,515			1,551,932
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(18,234	)		(20,588	)
Unamortized original issue premium (discount)		776			(3,922	)
Current portion of long-term debt		(180,378	)		(35,376	)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,148,679		$	1,492,046

Schedule of Principal Payments

Scheduled principal payments as of June 30, 2022 for the remainder of 2022, the next five years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands):

2022 (remainder)	$	4,786
2023		181,845
2024		14,722
2025		17,698
2026		749,450
2027		256,855
Thereafter		121,159
Total debt	$	1,346,515