Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,044	$ 41,337
Restricted cash and investments	7,946	4,341
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,155 and $3,315, respectively	270,131	269,038
Current deferred income tax assets	25,921	25,884
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,672	36,806
Total current assets	383,714	377,406
Restricted Cash and Investments	21,047	19,578
Property and Equipment, Net	1,919,266	1,772,166
Contract Receivable	110,176	66,229
Direct Finance Lease Receivable	5,339	9,256
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets	5,873	5,873
Goodwill	616,180	493,890
Intangible Assets, Net	234,525	155,275
Other Non-Current Assets	105,331	102,535
Total Assets	3,401,451	3,002,208
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	59,567	58,155
Accrued payroll and related taxes	45,113	38,556
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	134,783	140,612
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	16,822	16,752
Total current liabilities	256,285	254,075
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	15,769	10,068
Other Non-Current Liabilities	85,919	87,429
Capital Lease Obligations	9,286	9,856
Long-Term Debt	1,844,763	1,462,819
Non-Recourse Debt	$ 172,852	$ 131,968
Commitments, Contingencies and Other (Note 11)
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized, 74,656,384 and 74,190,688 issued and outstanding, respectively	747	742
Additional paid-in capital	872,753	866,056
Earnings in excess of distributions	171,156	206,342
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(28,312)	(27,461)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,016,344	1,045,679
Noncontrolling interests	233	314
Total shareholders’ equity	1,016,577	1,045,993
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 3,401,451	$ 3,002,208