Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Company's quarterly financial data

The Company’s selected quarterly financial data is as follows (in thousands, except per share data attributable to GEO):

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2015
Revenues	$	427,369	$	445,945	$	469,866	$	500,127
Operating income *	52,672		53,281		63,031		66,745
Net Income *	28,756		28,253		38,291		44,015
Net Income Attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. *	28,777		28,291		38,312		44,058
Basic earnings per share
Net income per share *	$	0.39	$	0.38	$	0.52	$	0.60
Diluted earnings per share
Net income per share *	$	0.39	$	0.38	$	0.52	$	0.59

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2014
Revenues	$	393,137	$	412,843	$	457,900	$	427,740
Operating income *	48,570		60,889		63,318		61,954
Income from operations *	27,996		38,898		38,965		37,981
Net Income *	27,996		38,898		38,965		37,981
Net Income Attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. *	27,990		38,898		38,991		38,051
Basic earnings per share
Net income per share *	$	0.39	$	0.54	$	0.54	$	0.52
Diluted earnings per share
Net income per share *	$	0.39	$	0.54	$	0.54	$	0.52

* First quarter operating income, net income and related income per share amounts are typically lower than the remaining quarters in the year due to the resetting of certain payroll tax limits which occurs in January of each year and results in higher payroll tax costs in the first quarter.