Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 110,916	$ 95,073
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $764 and $809, respectively	349,337	416,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	40,995	43,536
Total current assets	501,248	555,008
Restricted Cash and Investments	129,832	111,691
Property and Equipment, Net	1,972,859	2,002,021
Assets Held for Sale	14,594	480
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	85,294	90,950
Deferred Income Tax Assets	8,005	8,005
Goodwill	755,192	755,199
Intangible Assets, Net	144,243	147,688
Other Non-Current Assets	90,717	89,341
Total Assets	3,701,984	3,760,383
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	78,851	79,312
Accrued payroll and related taxes	69,020	53,225
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	182,768	237,369
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	20,723	22,584
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	44,736	44,722
Total current liabilities	396,098	437,212
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	75,849	75,849
Other Non-Current Liabilities	76,232	74,008
Operating Lease Liabilities	69,698	73,801
Finance Lease Liabilities	1,102	1,280
Long-Term Debt	1,883,956	1,933,145
Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters (Note 11)
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 187,500,000 shares authorized,130,164,966 and 128,912,410 issued and 125,955,119 and 124,060,038 outstanding, respectively	1,302	1,289
Additional paid-in capital	1,289,399	1,291,363
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	23,767	(4,236)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(18,935)	(16,919)
Treasury stock, 4,209,847 shares, at cost, respectively	(95,175)	(105,099)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,200,358	1,166,398
Noncontrolling interests	(1,309)	(1,310)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,199,049	1,165,088
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 3,701,984	$ 3,760,383