Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 38,511		$ 31,755
Restricted cash and investments (including VIEs1 of $6,308 and $6,182, respectively)	15,646	[1]	15,654	[1]
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,163 and $2,546, respectively	239,001		246,635
Current deferred income tax assets	18,290		18,290
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25,142		24,849
Total current assets	336,590		337,183
Restricted Cash and Investments (including VIEs of $16,943 and $15,521, respectively)	37,748		32,756
Property and Equipment, Net (including VIEs of $25,544 and $25,840, respectively)	1,739,986		1,687,159
Assets Held for Sale	1,200		3,243
Direct Finance Lease Receivable	20,445		26,757
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets	2,532		2,532
Goodwill	490,216		490,308
Intangible Assets, Net	170,743		178,318
Other Non-Current Assets	88,742		80,938
Total Assets	2,888,202		2,839,194
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	47,391		50,110
Accrued payroll and related taxes	34,314		39,322
Accrued expenses	109,179		116,557
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt (including VIEs of $5,450 and $5,200, respectively)	22,341		53,882
Total current liabilities	213,225		259,871
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	15,703		15,703
Other Non-Current Liabilities	74,137		82,025
Capital Lease Obligations	11,426		11,926
Long-Term Debt	1,444,475		1,317,529
Non-Recourse Debt (including VIEs of $11,588 and $16,997 respectively)	93,352		104,836
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0		0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized, 86,586,630 and 86,007,433 issued and 72,000,856 and 71,417,034 outstanding, respectively	865		860
Additional paid-in capital	841,097		832,230
Earnings in excess of distributions	250,767		264,667
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,698)	[2]	2,670	[2]
Treasury stock, 14,585,774 and 14,590,399 shares, at cost, respectively	(53,597)		(53,615)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,035,434		1,046,812
Noncontrolling interests	450		492
Total shareholders’ equity	1,035,884		1,047,304
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 2,888,202		$ 2,839,194

[1] Variable interest entities or “VIEs”

[2] The foreign currency translation, net of tax, related to noncontrolling interests was not significant at June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012, respectively.