FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s significant financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):



			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2013
	Carrying Value at March 31, 2013		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Interest rate swap derivative assets	$	5,455	$	—	$	5,455	$	—
Restricted investments:
Guaranteed Investment Contract	5,742		—		5,742		—
Rabbi Trust	8,111		8,111		—		—
Fixed income securities	2,128		—		2,128		—
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities	$	534	$	—	$	534	$	—



			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
	Carrying Value at December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Interest rate swap derivative assets	$	6,212	$	—	$	6,212	$	—
Restricted investments:
Guaranteed Investment Contract	5,742		—		5,742		—
Rabbi Trust	7,718		7,718		—		—
Fixed income securities	2,152		—		2,152		—
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap derivative liabilities	$	708	$	—	$	708	$	—

The Company’s Level 1 investment included in the tables above as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 relates to the Company's rabbi trust established for GEO employee and employer contributions to The GEO Group Inc. Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. These contributions are invested in cash and mutual funds for which quoted market prices in active markets are available.

The Company’s Level 2 financial instruments included in the tables above as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consist of an interest rate swap liability held by the Company's Australian subsidiary, other interest rate swap assets of the Company, an investment in Canadian dollar denominated fixed income securities, and a guaranteed investment contract which is a restricted investment related to CSC of Tacoma LLC. The Australian subsidiary’s interest rate swap liability is valued using a discounted cash flow model based on projected Australian borrowing rates. The Company’s other interest rate swap assets are based on pricing models which consider prevailing interest rates, credit risk and similar instruments. The Canadian dollar denominated securities, not actively traded, are valued using quoted rates for these and similar securities. The restricted investment in the guaranteed investment contract is valued using quoted rates for these and similar securities.