Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues	$ 379,842		$ 369,116		$ 1,138,526		$ 1,100,331
Operating expenses	283,903		268,142		843,946		808,003
Depreciation and amortization	23,888		22,944		70,480		68,145
General and administrative expenses	27,222		26,428		86,625		79,143
Operating income	44,829		51,602		137,475		145,040
Interest income	1,084		1,651		3,433		5,219
Interest expense	(21,569)		(20,605)		(62,013)		(62,029)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(1,451)		(8,462)		(6,978)		(8,462)
Income before income taxes, equity in earnings of affiliates and discontinued operations	22,893		24,186		71,917		79,768
Income tax (benefit) provision	(7,755)		10,125		(14,142)		32,275
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision of $578, $234, $1,472 and $858, respectively	1,526		474		3,772		1,652
Income from continuing operations	32,174		14,535		89,831		49,145
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of $0, $90, $0 and $1,819, respectively	(2,265)		192		(2,265)		3,117
Net income	29,909		14,727		87,566		52,262
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(12)		890		(42)		881
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	$ 29,897		$ 15,617		$ 87,524		$ 53,143
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	71,201		60,906		71,046		60,838
Diluted (in shares)	71,655		61,302		71,557		61,083
Basic:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45		$ 0.25		$ 1.26		$ 0.82
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)		$ 0.00		$ (0.03)		$ 0.05
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	[1]	$ 0.26	[1]	$ 1.23	[1]	$ 0.87	[1]
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45		$ 0.25		$ 1.25		$ 0.82
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)		$ 0.00		$ (0.03)		$ 0.05
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	[1]	$ 0.25	[1]	$ 1.22	[1]	$ 0.87	[1]

[1] Note that earnings per share tables may contain slight summation differences due to rounding