Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Company's quarterly financial data

The Company’s selected quarterly financial data is as follows (in thousands, except per share data attributable to GEO):

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter [1]
2012
Revenues	$	360,042	$	371,174	$	369,115	$	378,731
Operating income [1]	40,497		52,941		51,602		39,313
Income from continuing operations	13,755		20,858		14,532		95,413
Income (loss) from discontinued operation, net of tax [1]	1,304		1,619		194		(13,777		)
Basic earnings per share
Income from continuing operations	$	0.23	$	0.34	$	0.25	$	1.56
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	0.02	$	0.03	$	—	$	(0.23	)
Net income per share	$	0.25	$	0.37	$	0.26	$	1.33
Diluted earnings per share
Income from continuing operations	$	0.23	$	0.34	$	0.25	$	1.55
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	0.02	$	0.03	$	—	$	(0.22	)
Net income per share	$	0.25	$	0.37	$	0.25	$	1.32

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2011
Revenues	$	341,959	$	356,012	$	354,728	$	354,473
Operating income	38,738		46,298		47,265		47,298
Income from continuing operations	15,028		18,620		18,820		17,176
Income from discontinued operation, net of tax	1,351		2,544		2,474		1,450
Basic earnings per share
Income from continuing operations	$	0.24	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	0.28
Income from discontinued operations	$	0.02	$	0.04	$	0.04	$	0.02
Net income per share	$	0.26	$	0.33	$	0.34	$	0.30
Diluted earnings per share
Income from continuing operations	$	0.24	$	0.29	$	0.30	$	0.28
Income from discontinued operations	$	0.02	$	0.04	$	0.04	$	0.02
Net income per share	$	0.26	$	0.33	$	0.34	$	0.30