Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 141,020	$ 95,073
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,066 and $809, respectively	356,501	416,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	41,138	43,536
Total current assets	538,659	555,008
Restricted Cash and Investments	130,729	111,691
Property and Equipment, Net	1,951,524	2,002,021
Assets Held for Sale	5,130	480
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	106,552	90,950
Deferred Income Tax Assets	8,005	8,005
Goodwill	755,178	755,199
Intangible Assets, Net	138,271	147,688
Other Non-Current Assets	90,335	89,341
Total Assets	3,724,383	3,760,383
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	66,758	79,312
Accrued payroll and related taxes	78,568	53,225
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	200,187	237,369
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	24,506	22,584
Current portion of finance lease liabilities and long-term debt	63,307	44,722
Total current liabilities	433,326	437,212
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	75,849	75,849
Other Non-Current Liabilities	79,797	74,008
Operating Lease Liabilities	86,849	73,801
Finance Lease Liabilities	740	1,280
Long-Term Debt, Net	1,789,273	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,130,281,035 and 128,912,410 issued and 126,071,188 and 124,060,038 outstanding, respectively	1,303	1,289
Additional paid-in capital	1,295,983	1,291,363
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	77,857	(4,236)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,065)	(16,919)
Treasury stock, 4,209,847 shares, at cost, respectively	(95,175)	(105,099)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,259,903	1,166,398
Noncontrolling interests	(1,354)	(1,310)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,258,549	1,165,088
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 3,724,383	$ 3,760,383