Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues	$ 393,137	$ 377,031
Operating expenses	291,923	280,797
Depreciation and amortization	24,142	22,935
General and administrative expenses	28,502	32,040
Operating income	48,570	41,259
Interest income	732	1,184
Interest expense	(20,652)	(19,341)
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	28,650	23,102
Provison for income taxes	2,138	881
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision of $549 and $477, respectively	1,484	1,217
Net income	27,996	23,438
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6)	(18)
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	$ 27,990	$ 23,420
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	71,449	70,850
Diluted (in shares)	71,895	71,412
Basic:
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.33
Diluted:
Income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.33