Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Residential Treatment Services	Dec. 31, 2013 Residential Treatment Services	Dec. 31, 2012 Residential Treatment Services	Jan. 01, 2012 Residential Treatment Services	Jul. 19, 2012 East Mississippi Correctional Facility bed	Aug. 13, 2012 Marshall County Correctional Facility bed	Jul. 01, 2012 Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility bed	Dec. 31, 2013 State of Mississippi Department of Corrections	Dec. 31, 2012 State of Mississippi Department of Corrections	Jan. 01, 2012 State of Mississippi Department of Corrections	Dec. 31, 2013 Services Agreement	Oct. 31, 2013 Services Agreement	Dec. 31, 2013 Services Agreement	Dec. 31, 2013 License Agreement	Dec. 31, 2013 Services and Licensing Agreement	Feb. 28, 2014 Services and Licensing Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from RTS divestiture	$ 0	$ 33,253,000	$ 0			$ 33,300,000
Discontinued Operations, Working Capital Adjustment, Term						105 days
Proceeds From Divestiture of Business, Final						32,300,000
Shares of common stock repurchased						295,959
Purchase of treasury shares		8,666,000	74,982,000			8,600,000
Long-Term Purchase Commitment, Earn-Out						5,000,000
Purchase Price Adjustment, Measurement Term, Events					1 year
Purchase Price Adjustment, Measurement Term, Contracts					1 year
Services Agreement Contract Term					1 year											5 years	5 years
Sales Revenue, Services, Other														1,600,000	1,800,000
Licenses Revenue																	400,000
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate																	10.00%
Prepaid Service Revenue and License Revenue																			6,500,000
Sales Service Revenue Other and License Revenue																		2,000,000
Loss on sale of discontinued operation, net of tax	0	22,566,000	0	14,600,000
Direct expenses of sale				2,100,000
Revenue recorded as discontinued operation						167,200,000	160,800,000					24,500,000	44,900,000
Number of beds discontinued								1,500	1,000	1,450
Loss contingency, amount of insurance liability											$ 2,300,000