Business Combination (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Oct. 02, 2011

Cornell Companies, Inc. [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Purchase price allocation

	Acquisition Date Estimated  Fair Value as of April 3, 2011			Measurement  Period Adjustments			Adjusted Acquisition Date Estimated Fair Value as of October 2, 2011
Accounts receivable	$	18,321		$	1,298		$	19,619
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,896			—			3,896
Deferred income tax assets		15,857			—			15,857
Property and equipment		22,359			901			23,260
Intangible assets		126,900			4,900			131,800
Other non-current assets		8,884			(119	)		8,765
Total assets acquired	$	196,217		$	6,980		$	203,197
Accounts payable		(3,977	)		—			(3,977	)
Accrued expenses		(8,461	)		—			(8,461	)
Deferred income tax liabilities		(43,824	)		—			(43,824	)
Other non-current liabilities		(11,431	)		—			(11,431	)
Long-term debt		(2,014	)		—			(2,014	)
Total liabilities assumed		(69,707	)		—			(69,707	)
Total identifiable net assets		126,510			6,980			133,490
Goodwill		283,097			(6,980	)		276,117
Total cash consideration	$	409,607		$	—		$	409,607

	Acquisition Date Estimated  Fair Value as of January 2, 2011			Measurement  Period Adjustments			Final Acquisition Date Fair Value as of October 2, 2011
Accounts receivable	$	55,142		$	294		$	55,436
Prepaid and other current assets		13,314			(333	)		12,981
Deferred income tax assets		21,273			(3,011	)		18,262
Restricted assets		44,096			—			44,096
Property and equipment		462,771			—			462,771
Intangible assets		75,800			—			75,800
Out of market lease assets		472			—			472
Other long-term assets		7,510			—			7,510
Total assets acquired		680,378			(3,050	)		677,328
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(56,918	)		3,175			(53,743	)
Fair value of non-recourse debt		(120,943	)		—			(120,943	)
Out of market lease liabilities		(24,071	)		—			(24,071	)
Deferred income tax liabilities		(42,771	)		8,228			(34,543	)
Other long-term liabilities		(1,368	)		—			(1,368	)
Total liabilities assumed		(246,071	)		11,403			(234,668	)
Total identifiable net assets		434,307			8,353			442,660
Goodwill		204,724			(8,353	)		196,371
Fair value of Cornell’s net assets		639,031			—			639,031
Noncontrolling interest		(20,700	)		—			(20,700	)
Total consideration for Cornell, net of cash acquired	$	618,331		$	—		$	618,331

Pro forma financial information

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	October 2, 2011		October 3, 2010		October 2, 2011		October 3, 2010
Pro forma revenues	$	406,847	$	401,042	$	1,220,021	$	1,225,780
Pro forma net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. shareholders	$	21,567	$	21,091	$	63,172	$	63,676