Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 30,123	$ 59,638
Restricted cash and investments	102,652	8,489
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,134 and $3,088, respectively	341,454	314,097
Current deferred income tax assets	0	27,914
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33,443	28,208
Total current assets	507,672	438,346
Restricted Cash and Investments	24,463	20,236
Property and Equipment, Net	1,908,053	1,916,386
Contract Receivable	388,729	174,141
Direct Finance Lease Receivable	0	1,826
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets	24,154	7,399
Goodwill	615,457	615,438
Intangible Assets, Net	208,970	224,148
Other Non-Current Assets	64,897	64,307
Total Assets	3,742,395	3,462,227
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	81,906	77,523
Accrued payroll and related taxes	46,947	48,477
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	144,384	135,483
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	15,638	17,141
Total current liabilities	288,875	278,624
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	0	11,471
Other Non-Current Liabilities	92,081	87,694
Capital Lease Obligations	7,757	8,693
Long-Term Debt	1,893,980	1,855,810
Non-Recourse Debt	493,303	213,098
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, 74,985,483 and 74,642,859 issued and outstanding, respectively	750	747
Additional paid-in capital	888,975	879,599
Earnings in excess of distributions	112,085	158,796
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(35,406)	(32,404)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	966,404	1,006,738
Noncontrolling interests	(5)	99
Total shareholders’ equity	966,399	1,006,837
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 3,742,395	$ 3,462,227