Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 01, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 01, 2012
Revenues	$ 381,653	$ 371,173	$ 758,684	$ 731,215
Operating expenses	279,246	269,141	560,043	539,861
Depreciation and amortization	23,657	22,962	46,592	45,201
General and administrative expenses	27,363	26,129	59,403	52,715
Operating income	51,387	52,941	92,646	93,438
Interest income	1,165	1,761	2,349	3,568
Interest expense	(21,103)	(20,618)	(40,444)	(41,424)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(5,527)	0	(5,527)	0
Income before income taxes, equity in earnings of affiliates and discontinued operations	25,922	34,084	49,024	55,582
Income tax (benefit) provision	(7,268)	13,660	(6,387)	22,150
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision of $417, $303, $894 and $624, respectively	1,029	430	2,246	1,178
Income from continuing operations	34,219	20,854	57,657	34,610
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0, $973, $0 and $1,729, respectively	0	1,622	0	2,925
Net income	34,219	22,476	57,657	37,535
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(12)	25	(30)	(9)
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	$ 34,207	$ 22,501	$ 57,627	$ 37,526
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	71,083	60,839	70,967	60,803
Diluted (in shares)	71,607	61,066	71,510	60,984
Basic:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.34	$ 0.81	$ 0.57
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.03	$ 0.00	$ 0.05
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.37	$ 0.81	$ 0.62
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.34	$ 0.81	$ 0.57
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.03	$ 0.00	$ 0.05
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.37	$ 0.81	$ 0.62