Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 47,131	$ 41,337
Restricted cash and investments	8,389	4,341
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,155 and $3,315, respectively	289,044	269,038
Current deferred income tax assets	25,921	25,884
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33,256	36,806
Total current assets	403,741	377,406
Restricted Cash and Investments	26,058	19,578
Property and Equipment, Net	1,921,461	1,772,166
Contract Receivable	124,679	66,229
Direct Finance Lease Receivable	3,303	9,256
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets	5,873	5,873
Goodwill	615,937	493,890
Intangible Assets, Net	229,327	155,275
Other Non-Current Assets	104,237	102,535
Total Assets	3,434,616	3,002,208
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	72,567	58,155
Accrued payroll and related taxes	39,674	38,556
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	127,549	140,612
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	16,428	16,752
Total current liabilities	256,218	254,075
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	15,769	10,068
Other Non-Current Liabilities	88,406	87,429
Capital Lease Obligations	8,992	9,856
Long-Term Debt	1,881,034	1,462,819
Non-Recourse Debt	$ 178,738	$ 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, 74,634,299 and 74,190,688 issued and outstanding, respectively	746	742
Additional paid-in capital	875,992	866,056
Earnings in excess of distributions	163,262	206,342
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(34,710)	(27,461)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,005,290	1,045,679
Noncontrolling interests	169	314
Total shareholders’ equity	1,005,459	1,045,993
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 3,434,616	$ 3,002,208