Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Revenues	$ 411,524	$ 395,683	$ 1,225,129	$ 1,172,831
Operating expenses	305,832	297,700	919,127	885,957
Depreciation and amortization	23,761	21,850	70,643	61,496
General and administrative expenses	27,228	25,922	81,712	86,420
Operating income	54,703	50,211	153,647	138,958
Interest income	1,651	1,767	5,219	4,965
Interest expense	(20,606)	(19,327)	(62,030)	(55,700)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(8,462)	0	(8,462)	0
Income before income taxes, equity in earnings of affiliates and discontinued operations	27,286	32,651	88,374	88,223
Provision for income taxes	11,304	12,255	35,512	33,929
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax provision of $234, $118, $858 and $1,705, respectively	474	272	1,652	2,352
Income from continuing operations	16,456	20,668	54,514	56,646
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax provision (benefit) of $(1,088), $394, $(1,418) and $1,379, respectively	(1,729)	625	(2,252)	2,190
Net income	14,727	21,293	52,262	58,836
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	890	225	881	1,050
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	15,617	21,518	53,143	59,886
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic	60,906	63,340	60,838	64,028
Diluted	61,302	63,555	61,083	64,388
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.28	$ 0.33	$ 0.91	$ 0.90
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ (0.03)	$ 0.01	$ (0.04)	$ 0.04
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - basic	$ 0.26	$ 0.34	$ 0.87	$ 0.94
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.28	$ 0.33	$ 0.91	$ 0.90
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ (0.03)	$ 0.01	$ (0.04)	$ 0.03
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc - diluted	$ 0.25	$ 0.34	$ 0.87	$ 0.93
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax benefit of $364, $1,714, $239 and $1,151, respectively	187	(6,858)	33	(5,718)
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax benefit of $19, $5, $56, and $18, respectively	30	9	89	28
Loss on derivative instrument classified as cash flow hedge, net of tax benefit of $56, $99, $276, and $196, respectively	(102)	(672)	(502)	(1,029)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	115	(7,521)	(380)	(6,719)
Total comprehensive income	14,842	13,772	51,882	52,117
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	903	325	900	1,160
Comprehensive income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	$ 15,745	$ 14,097	$ 52,782	$ 53,277