Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Dividend On April 20, 2016, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per share of common stock, which is to be paid on May 12, 2016 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 2, 2016. 6.00% Senior Notes On April 18, 2016, the Company completed an offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% senior notes due 2026 (the "6.00% Senior Notes"). The 6.00% Senior Notes were offered and sold in a registered offering pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of April 11, 2016 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company, certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representative for the underwriters named therein. The 6.00% Senior Notes were issued by the Company pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2014 (the “Base Indenture”), by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2016 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors and the trustee which governs the terms of the 6.00% Senior Notes. The sale of the 6.00% Senior Notes was registered under GEO’s existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed on September 12, 2014, as amended (File No. 333-198729). The 6.00% Senior Notes were issued at a coupon rate and yield to maturity of 6.00%. Interest on the 6.00% Senior Notes will be payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on October 15, 2016. The 6.00% Senior Notes mature on April 15, 2026. The Company used part of the net proceeds to fund the tender offer or the repurchase, redemption or other discharge of any and all of its 6.625% Senior Notes (see discussion below), to pay all related fees, costs and expenses and for general corporate purposes including repaying borrowings under the Company's Revolver. Loan costs of approximately $7 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the offering in the second quarter of 2016. Tender Offer On April 11, 2016, the Company announced that it had commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. On April 15, 2016, the tender offer expired. On April 18, 2016, the Company completed the purchase of approximately $231 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes validly tendered in connection with the Company's tender offer on or prior to the expiration time. In May 2016, the Company expects to complete the redemption of the remaining 6.625% Senior Notes in connection with the terms of the notice of redemption delivered to the note holders on April 20, 2016 pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 6.625% Senior Notes. The Company financed the purchase of the 6.625% Senior Notes under the tender offer with part of the net cash proceeds from the 6.00% Senior Notes (see discussion above). As a result of the tender offer and anticipated redemption, the Company incurred an approximate $16 million loss on extinguishment related to the tender premium and deferred costs associated with the 6.625% Senior Notes in the second quarter of 2016.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Dividend

On April 20, 2016, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per share of common stock, which is to be paid on May 12, 2016 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 2, 2016.

6.00% Senior Notes

On April 18, 2016, the Company completed an offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% senior notes due 2026 (the "6.00% Senior Notes"). The 6.00% Senior Notes were offered and sold in a registered offering pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of April 11, 2016 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company, certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries, as guarantors and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representative for the underwriters named therein. The 6.00% Senior Notes were issued by the Company pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2014 (the “Base Indenture”), by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2016 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors and the trustee which governs the terms of the 6.00% Senior Notes. The sale of the 6.00% Senior Notes was registered under GEO’s existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed on September 12, 2014, as amended (File No. 333-198729). The 6.00% Senior Notes were issued at a coupon rate and yield to maturity of 6.00%. Interest on the 6.00% Senior Notes will be payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on October 15, 2016. The 6.00% Senior Notes mature on April 15, 2026. The Company used part of the net proceeds to fund the tender offer or the repurchase, redemption or other discharge of any and all of its 6.625% Senior Notes (see discussion below), to pay all related fees, costs and expenses and for general corporate purposes including repaying borrowings under the Company's Revolver. Loan costs of approximately $7 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the offering in the second quarter of 2016.

Tender Offer

On April 11, 2016, the Company announced that it had commenced a cash tender offer for any and all of its $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. On April 15, 2016, the tender offer expired. On April 18, 2016, the Company completed the purchase of approximately $231 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes validly tendered in connection with the Company's tender offer on or prior to the expiration time. In May 2016, the Company expects to complete the redemption of the remaining 6.625% Senior Notes in connection with the terms of the notice of redemption delivered to the note holders on April 20, 2016 pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 6.625% Senior Notes. The Company financed the purchase of the 6.625% Senior Notes under the tender offer with part of the net cash proceeds from the 6.00% Senior Notes (see discussion above). As a result of the tender offer and anticipated redemption, the Company incurred an approximate $16 million loss on extinguishment related to the tender premium and deferred costs associated with the 6.625% Senior Notes in the second quarter of 2016.