Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Changes in the Company's goodwill balances

	January 2, 2011		Acquisitions		Foreign currency translation			October 2, 2011
U.S. Detention & Corrections	$	170,376	$	—	$	—		$	170,376
GEO Care		65,456		276,117		—			341,573
International Services		762		—		(42	)		720
Total Goodwill	$	236,594	$	276,117	$	(42	)	$	512,669

Intangible assets

	Useful Life in Years	U.S. Detention  & Corrections			International Services			GEO Care			Total
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Management contracts	1-17	$	49,850		$	2,754		$	41,300		$	93,904
Covenants not to compete	1-4		4,349			—			2,821			7,170
Gross carrying value of January 2, 2011			54,199			2,754			44,121			101,074
Changes to gross carrying value during the thirty-nine weeks ended October 2, 2011:
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Management contracts - BI Acquisition	11-14		—			—			65,200			65,200
Covenants not to compete - BI Acquisition	2		—			—			1,400			1,400
Technology - BI Acquisition	7		—			—			21,200			21,200
Foreign currency translation			—			(501	)		—			(501	)
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade names - BI Acquisition	Indefinite		—						44,000			44,000
Gross carrying value as of October 2, 2011			54,199			2,253			175,921			232,373
Accumulated amortization expense			(14,561	)		(358	)		(12,323	)		(27,242	)
Net carrying value at October 2, 2011		$	39,638		$	1,895		$	163,598		$	205,131

Accumulated amortization expense

	U.S. Detention  & Corrections		International Services		GEO Care		Total
Management contracts	$	12,710	$	358	$	8,117	$	21,185
Technology		—		—		1,943		1,943
Covenants not to compete		1,851		—		2,263		4,114
Total accumulated amortization expense	$	14,561	$	358	$	12,323	$	27,242

Estimated amortization expense for the remainder

Fiscal Year	U.S. Detention  & Corrections - Expense Amortization		International Services - Expense Amortization		GEO Care - Expense Amortization		Total  Expense Amortization
Remainder of 2011	$	1,368	$	63	$	3,392	$	4,823
2012		4,894		123		13,090		18,107
2013		3,556		123		11,517		15,196
2014		3,556		123		11,301		14,980
2015		3,556		123		11,270		14,949
Thereafter		22,708		1,340		69,028		93,076
	$	39,638	$	1,895	$	119,598	$	161,131