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Current Portion of Non recourse Debt.

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayment Terms, Lump Sum Due at Completion

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Description of the interest rate as being fixed or variable, and, if variable, identification of the index or rate on which the interest rate is based and the number of points or percentage added to that index or rate to set the rate, and other pertinent information, such as frequency of rate resets.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of debt for which creditor does not have general recourse to the debtor but rather has recourse only to the property used for collateral in the transaction or other specific property.

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Amount of cash and cash equivalents restricted as to withdrawal or usage, classified as current. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Debt - Non-Recourse Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Non-Recourse Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 AUD	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 AUD	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 AUD	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver				$ 245,874		$ 515,000
Australian Subsidiaries, Non-Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.40%
Non-Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt				573,618		472,207
National Australia Bank Limited \| Construction Facility \| Non-Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Northwest Detention Center \| Non-Recourse Debt, Northwest Detention Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents				8,400
Northwest Detention Center \| Non-Recourse Debt, 2011 Revenue Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount				$ 54,400
Interest rate	5.25%		5.25%	5.25%
Non-recourse debt				$ 36,700
Current portion of non recourse debt				6,700
Fulham \| Australian Subsidiaries, Non-Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt					AUD 3,600,000	$ 2,600
Interest rate terms			variable rate quoted by certain Australian banks plus 140 basis points
Ravenhall \| National Australia Bank Limited \| Construction Facility \| Non-Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	AUD 791,000,000.0		AUD 791,000,000.0	619,700
Capital contribution from GEO	115,000,000	$ 90,100
Lump sum due at completion	AUD 310,000,000		AUD 310,000,000	243,000
Revolver				$ 550,000