Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 23,225	$ 59,638
Restricted cash and investments	48,306	8,489
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,851 and $3,088, respectively	341,596	314,097
Current deferred income tax assets	0	27,914
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,351	28,208
Total current assets	445,478	438,346
Restricted Cash and Investments	21,456	20,236
Property and Equipment, Net	1,919,594	1,916,386
Contract Receivable	230,927	174,141
Direct Finance Lease Receivable	0	1,826
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets	24,154	7,399
Goodwill	615,459	615,438
Intangible Assets, Net	219,098	224,148
Other Non-Current Assets	66,861	64,307
Total Assets	3,543,027	3,462,227
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	83,509	77,523
Accrued payroll and related taxes	47,247	48,477
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	126,260	135,483
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	17,586	17,141
Total current liabilities	274,602	278,624
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	0	11,471
Other Non-Current Liabilities	90,789	87,694
Capital Lease Obligations	8,387	8,693
Long-Term Debt	1,884,641	1,855,810
Non-Recourse Debt	$ 292,879	$ 213,098
Commitments, Contingencies and Other (Note 10)
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, 74,947,014 and 74,642,859 issued and outstanding, respectively	750	747
Additional paid-in capital	881,567	879,599
Earnings in excess of distributions	142,639	158,796
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(33,310)	(32,404)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	991,646	1,006,738
Noncontrolling interests	83	99
Total shareholders’ equity	991,729	1,006,837
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 3,543,027	$ 3,462,227