Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 65,901	$ 68,038
Restricted cash and investments	17,378	17,133
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,373 and $3,664, respectively	342,361	356,255
Contract receivable, current portion	238,958	224,033
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	42,467	32,210
Total current assets	707,065	697,669
Restricted Cash and Investments	23,020	20,848
Property and Equipment, Net	2,049,613	1,897,241
Non-Current Contract Receivable	358,727	219,783
Deferred Income Tax Assets	32,262	30,039
Goodwill	787,803	615,433
Intangible Assets, Net	268,345	203,884
Other Non-Current Assets	66,933	64,512
Total Assets	4,293,768	3,749,409
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	98,027	79,637
Accrued payroll and related taxes	63,192	55,260
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	153,930	131,096
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	255,404	238,065
Total current liabilities	570,553	504,058
Other Non-Current Liabilities	98,741	88,656
Capital Lease Obligations	6,787	7,431
Long-Term Debt	2,107,208	1,935,465
Non-Recourse Debt	283,780	238,842
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, 187,500,000 shares authorized, 123,976,106 and 112,547,544 issued and outstanding, respectively	1,240	1,125
Additional paid-in capital	1,180,038	891,993
Earnings in excess of distributions	73,299	112,763
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(27,694)	(30,825)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,226,883	975,056
Noncontrolling interests	(184)	(99)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,226,699	974,957
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,293,768	$ 3,749,409