Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $)								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 U.S. Corrections & Detention	Dec. 31, 2012 U.S. Corrections & Detention	Dec. 31, 2013 GEO Community Services	Dec. 31, 2012 GEO Community Services	Dec. 31, 2012 Cornell Companies, Inc. Coke County Juvenile Justice Center	Dec. 31, 2013 Contact interventions Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Abraxas III Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Assets Held for Sale	$ 0	$ 3,243,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,243,000
Number of facilities sold	2	2
Facilities reclassified to property and equipment								1,200,000	200,000
Aggregate carrying value							$ 2,800,000