Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 38,865	$ 59,638
Restricted cash and investments	72,453	8,489
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,092 and $3,088, respectively	297,253	314,097
Current deferred income tax assets	0	27,914
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29,072	28,208
Total current assets	437,643	438,346
Restricted Cash and Investments	22,536	20,236
Property and Equipment, Net	1,913,670	1,916,386
Contract Receivable	302,575	174,141
Direct Finance Lease Receivable	0	1,826
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets	24,154	7,399
Goodwill	615,446	615,438
Intangible Assets, Net	214,023	224,148
Other Non-Current Assets	70,399	64,307
Total Assets	3,600,446	3,462,227
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	92,636	77,523
Accrued payroll and related taxes	50,533	48,477
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	128,549	135,483
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	17,150	17,141
Total current liabilities	288,868	278,624
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	0	11,471
Other Non-Current Liabilities	92,291	87,694
Capital Lease Obligations	8,075	8,693
Long-Term Debt	1,869,281	1,855,810
Non-Recourse Debt	374,434	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, 74,972,436 and 74,642,859 issued and outstanding, respectively	750	747
Additional paid-in capital	885,497	879,599
Earnings in excess of distributions	117,108	158,796
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(35,889)	(32,404)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	967,466	1,006,738
Noncontrolling interests	31	99
Total shareholders’ equity	967,497	1,006,837
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 3,600,446	$ 3,462,227