Commitments, Contingencies and Other	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
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. Employment Agreement On June 1, 2015, GEO and Mr. George C. Zoley, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, entered into a Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of June 1, 2015 (the “Amendment”). The Amendment modifies Mr. Zoley’s employment agreement by decreasing his annual base salary from $1.215 million to $1.0 million and increasing the maximum target annual performance award he may receive from 100% of his annual base salary to 150% of his annual base salary. Additionally, on May 14, 2015, a grant of 25,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock was made to Mr. Zoley with the same performance metrics and vesting schedule as the shares of performance-based restricted stock granted to him on February 5, 2015. 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 approximately $221 million of which $88 million was spent through the first half of 2015. The Company estimates the remaining capital requirements related to these capital projects will be $133 million which will be spent through 2017. Included in these commitments is a contractual commitment to provide a capital contribution towards the design and construction of a prison project in Ravenhall, a locality near Melbourne, Australia, in the amount of AUD 115 million, or $88.1 million, based on exchange rates as of June 30, 2015. This capital contribution is expected to be made in January 2017. Additionally, in connection with the Ravenhall Prison Project, the Company has a contractual commitment for construction of the facility and has entered into a syndicated facility agreement with National Australia Bank Limited to provide funding for the project up to AUD 791 million, or $605.7 million, based on exchange rates as of June 30, 2015. Refer to Note 10 - Debt. Contract Awards On April 27, 2015, GEO announced that GEO's wholly-owned subsidiary, The GEO Group Australia Pty. Ltd ("GEO Australia") signed a contract with the Department of Justice & Regulation in the State of Victoria, Australia for the continued management and operation of the Fulham Correctional Centre and the Fulham Nalu Challenge Community Unit (the "Centre"). The Centre has a contract capacity of 947 beds with a further increase in planned capacity under construction. On April 28, 2015, GEO announced that GEO had begun to mobilize the company-owned, 1,740-bed North Lake Correctional Facility located in Baldwin, Michigan. The decision to mobilize North Lake Correctional Facility was made as a result of the current demand for out-of-state correctional bed space. On May 20, 2015, GEO announced that GEO signed a contract with the Vermont Department of Corrections for the out-of-state housing of up to 675 inmates at the company-owned North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan. On May 21, 2015, GEO announced that GEO signed a contract with the Washington Department of Corrections for the out-of-state housing of up to 1,000 inmates at the company-owned North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan. Idle Facilities The Company is currently marketing approximately 3,740 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 $34.8 million as of June 30, 2015, excluding equipment and other assets that can be easily transferred for use at other facilities.

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.

Employment Agreement

On June 1, 2015, GEO and Mr. George C. Zoley, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, entered into a Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of June 1, 2015 (the “Amendment”). The Amendment modifies Mr. Zoley’s employment agreement by decreasing his annual base salary from $1.215 million to $1.0 million and increasing the maximum target annual performance award he may receive from 100% of his annual base salary to 150% of his annual base salary. Additionally, on May 14, 2015, a grant of 25,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock was made to Mr. Zoley with the same performance metrics and vesting schedule as the shares of performance-based restricted stock granted to him on February 5, 2015.

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 approximately $221 million of which $88 million was spent through the first half of 2015. The Company estimates the remaining capital requirements related to these capital projects will be $133 million which will be spent through 2017. Included in these commitments is a contractual commitment to provide a capital contribution towards the design and construction of a prison project in Ravenhall, a locality near Melbourne, Australia, in the amount of AUD 115 million, or $88.1 million, based on exchange rates as of June 30, 2015. This capital contribution is expected to be made in January 2017.

Additionally, in connection with the Ravenhall Prison Project, the Company has a contractual commitment for construction of the facility and has entered into a syndicated facility agreement with National Australia Bank Limited to provide funding for the project up to AUD 791 million, or $605.7 million, based on exchange rates as of June 30, 2015. Refer to Note 10 - Debt.

Contract Awards

On April 27, 2015, GEO announced that GEO's wholly-owned subsidiary, The GEO Group Australia Pty. Ltd ("GEO Australia") signed a contract with the Department of Justice & Regulation in the State of Victoria, Australia for the continued management and operation of the Fulham Correctional Centre and the Fulham Nalu Challenge Community Unit (the "Centre"). The Centre has a contract capacity of 947 beds with a further increase in planned capacity under construction.

On April 28, 2015, GEO announced that GEO had begun to mobilize the company-owned, 1,740-bed North Lake Correctional Facility located in Baldwin, Michigan. The decision to mobilize North Lake Correctional Facility was made as a result of the current demand for out-of-state correctional bed space.

On May 20, 2015, GEO announced that GEO signed a contract with the Vermont Department of Corrections for the out-of-state housing of up to 675 inmates at the company-owned North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan.

On May 21, 2015, GEO announced that GEO signed a contract with the Washington Department of Corrections for the out-of-state housing of up to 1,000 inmates at the company-owned North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan.

Idle Facilities

The Company is currently marketing approximately 3,740 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 $34.8 million as of June 30, 2015, excluding equipment and other assets that can be easily transferred for use at other facilities.