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Shareholders' Equity (Dividends Declared) (Details) (Dividend Paid, USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Nov. 26, 2014
Aug. 29, 2014
May 27, 2014
Mar. 14, 2014
Nov. 26, 2013
Aug. 29, 2013
Jun. 03, 2013
Mar. 01, 2013
Nov. 30, 2012
Sep. 07, 2012
Dividends Payable [Line Items]                    
Distribution Per Share $ 0.62us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.57us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.57us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.57us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.55us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.50us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.50us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.50us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.20us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare $ 0.20us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
Aggregate Payment Amount $ 46.0us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 41.4us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 41.5us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 41.1us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 39.6us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 36.1us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 35.8us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 35.7us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 12.3us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 12.3us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
Qualified
                   
Dividends Payable [Line Items]                    
Distribution Per Share $ 0.0487594us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.0448272us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.0448272us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.0448272us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.1706163us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.1551057us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.1551057us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.1551057us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_QualifiedShareholderMember
   
Non-Qualified
                   
Dividends Payable [Line Items]                    
Distribution Per Share $ 0.4518556us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.4154156us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.4154156us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.4154156us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.3793837us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.3448943us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.3448943us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
$ 0.3448943us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_NonQualifiedShareholderMember
   
Nondividend Distributions
                   
Dividends Payable [Line Items]                    
Distribution Per Share $ 0.1097572us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_ReturnOfCapitalMember
$ 0.1097572us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_ReturnOfCapitalMember
$ 0.1097572us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_ReturnOfCapitalMember
$ 0.1097572us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= geo_ReturnOfCapitalMember