Commitments, Contingencies And Other

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments, Contingencies and Other

COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER

Litigation, Claims and Assessments

The nature of the Company's business exposes it to various types of third-party legal claims or litigation against the Company, including, but not limited to, civil rights claims relating to conditions of confinement and/or mistreatment, sexual misconduct claims brought by prisoners or detainees, medical malpractice claims, product liability claims, intellectual property infringement claims, claims relating to employment matters (including, but not limited to, employment discrimination claims, union grievances and wage and hour claims), property loss claims, environmental claims, automobile liability claims, indemnification claims by its customers and other third parties, contractual claims and claims for personal injury or other damages resulting from contact with the Company's facilities, programs, electronic monitoring products, personnel or prisoners, including damages arising from a prisoner's escape or from a disturbance or riot at a facility. The Company does not expect the outcome of any pending claims or legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Commitments

The Company currently has contractual commitments for a number of projects using Company financing. The Company’s management estimates that the cost of these existing capital projects will be $119.1 million of which $41.1 million was spent through the second quarter of 2014. The Company estimates the remaining capital requirements related to these capital projects will be $78.0 million which will be spent through fiscal year 2015.

Contract Awards

On April 30, 2014, GEO announced a 640-bed expansion to the company-owned, 1,300-bed Adelanto Detention Facility in California under an amendment to the existing contract with the City of Adelanto.

On April 1, 2014, GEO announced the signing of a contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the reactivation of the company-owned 260-bed McFarland Female Community Reentry Facility located in McFarland, California.

Idle Facilities

The Company is currently marketing approximately 5,800 vacant beds at five of its idle facilities to potential customers. The carrying values of these idle facilities, which are included in Property and Equipment, Net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, totaled $183 million as of June 30, 2014, excluding equipment and other assets that can be easily transferred for use at other facilities.