Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 51,526
|
$ 68,038
|
$ 30,123
|
$ 59,638
|
Restricted cash and investments |
12,452
|
17,133
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts |
386,898
|
356,255
|
|
|
Contract receivable, current portion |
243,531
|
224,033
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
36,073
|
32,210
|
|
|
Total current assets |
730,480
|
697,669
|
|
|
Restricted Cash and Investments |
31,032
|
20,848
|
|
|
Property and Equipment, Net |
2,055,982
|
1,897,241
|
|
|
Non-Current Contract Receivable |
405,780
|
219,783
|
|
|
Intercompany Receivable |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets |
31,831
|
30,039
|
|
|
Goodwill |
781,972
|
615,433
|
|
|
Intangible Assets, Net |
261,790
|
203,884
|
|
|
Investment in Subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets |
70,474
|
64,512
|
|
|
Total Assets |
4,369,341
|
3,749,409
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
91,617
|
79,637
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and related taxes |
48,780
|
55,260
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
174,321
|
131,096
|
|
|
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt |
260,046
|
238,065
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
574,764
|
504,058
|
|
|
Intercompany Payable |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities |
92,804
|
88,656
|
|
|
Capital Lease Obligations |
6,412
|
7,431
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
2,157,882
|
1,935,465
|
|
|
Non-Recourse Debt |
323,387
|
238,842
|
|
|
Commitments & Contingencies and Other |
|
|
|
|
The GEO Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity |
1,214,310
|
975,056
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
(218)
|
(99)
|
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
1,214,092
|
974,957
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
4,369,341
|
3,749,409
|
|
|
The GEO Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
6,191
|
45,566
|
5,136
|
37,077
|
Combined Subsidiary Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
13,853
|
842
|
0
|
0
|
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
31,482
|
21,630
|
$ 24,987
|
$ 22,561
|
Reportable Legal Entities | The GEO Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
6,191
|
45,566
|
|
|
Restricted cash and investments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts |
129,730
|
139,571
|
|
|
Contract receivable, current portion |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
2,921
|
677
|
|
|
Total current assets |
138,842
|
185,814
|
|
|
Restricted Cash and Investments |
0
|
170
|
|
|
Property and Equipment, Net |
751,374
|
735,104
|
|
|
Non-Current Contract Receivable |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany Receivable |
1,128,469
|
918,527
|
|
|
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets |
763
|
764
|
|
|
Goodwill |
79
|
79
|
|
|
Intangible Assets, Net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Investment in Subsidiaries |
1,332,393
|
1,238,772
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets |
12,714
|
15,011
|
|
|
Total Assets |
3,364,634
|
3,094,241
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
8,573
|
8,402
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and related taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
48,090
|
36,792
|
|
|
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt |
8,000
|
3,000
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
64,663
|
48,194
|
|
|
Intercompany Payable |
14,535
|
133,039
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities |
4,120
|
2,487
|
|
|
Capital Lease Obligations |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
2,067,008
|
1,935,465
|
|
|
Non-Recourse Debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Commitments & Contingencies and Other |
|
|
|
|
The GEO Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity |
1,214,308
|
975,056
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
1,214,308
|
975,056
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
3,364,634
|
3,094,241
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Subsidiary Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
13,853
|
842
|
|
|
Restricted cash and investments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts |
241,031
|
200,239
|
|
|
Contract receivable, current portion |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
28,033
|
24,096
|
|
|
Total current assets |
282,917
|
225,177
|
|
|
Restricted Cash and Investments |
24,387
|
19,742
|
|
|
Property and Equipment, Net |
1,213,614
|
1,078,220
|
|
|
Non-Current Contract Receivable |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany Receivable |
104,226
|
141,987
|
|
|
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets |
19,254
|
17,918
|
|
|
Goodwill |
781,444
|
614,941
|
|
|
Intangible Assets, Net |
261,053
|
203,138
|
|
|
Investment in Subsidiaries |
456,075
|
453,635
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets |
118,579
|
108,434
|
|
|
Total Assets |
3,261,549
|
2,863,192
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
66,848
|
50,200
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and related taxes |
30,190
|
41,230
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
106,056
|
83,906
|
|
|
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt |
1,815
|
1,700
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
204,909
|
177,036
|
|
|
Intercompany Payable |
1,211,260
|
920,825
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities |
151,405
|
144,383
|
|
|
Capital Lease Obligations |
6,412
|
7,431
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Non-Recourse Debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Commitments & Contingencies and Other |
|
|
|
|
The GEO Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity |
1,687,563
|
1,613,517
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
1,687,563
|
1,613,517
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
3,261,549
|
2,863,192
|
|
|
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
31,482
|
21,630
|
|
|
Restricted cash and investments |
12,452
|
17,133
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts |
16,137
|
16,445
|
|
|
Contract receivable, current portion |
243,531
|
224,033
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
5,119
|
7,437
|
|
|
Total current assets |
308,721
|
286,678
|
|
|
Restricted Cash and Investments |
6,645
|
936
|
|
|
Property and Equipment, Net |
90,994
|
83,917
|
|
|
Non-Current Contract Receivable |
405,780
|
219,783
|
|
|
Intercompany Receivable |
24,654
|
27,290
|
|
|
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets |
11,814
|
11,357
|
|
|
Goodwill |
449
|
413
|
|
|
Intangible Assets, Net |
737
|
746
|
|
|
Investment in Subsidiaries |
2,191
|
2,190
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets |
18,708
|
20,933
|
|
|
Total Assets |
870,693
|
654,243
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
16,196
|
21,035
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and related taxes |
18,590
|
14,030
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
20,175
|
10,398
|
|
|
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt |
250,231
|
233,365
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
305,192
|
278,828
|
|
|
Intercompany Payable |
31,554
|
33,940
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities |
16,806
|
21,652
|
|
|
Capital Lease Obligations |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
90,874
|
0
|
|
|
Non-Recourse Debt |
323,387
|
238,842
|
|
|
Commitments & Contingencies and Other |
|
|
|
|
The GEO Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity |
103,098
|
81,080
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
(218)
|
(99)
|
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
102,880
|
80,981
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
870,693
|
654,243
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Restricted cash and investments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Contract receivable, current portion |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Restricted Cash and Investments |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Property and Equipment, Net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Non-Current Contract Receivable |
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany Receivable |
(1,257,349)
|
(1,087,804)
|
|
|
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Assets |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intangible Assets, Net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Investment in Subsidiaries |
(1,790,659)
|
(1,694,597)
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets |
(79,527)
|
(79,866)
|
|
|
Total Assets |
(3,127,535)
|
(2,862,267)
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and related taxes |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Intercompany Payable |
(1,257,349)
|
(1,087,804)
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities |
(79,527)
|
(79,866)
|
|
|
Capital Lease Obligations |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Non-Recourse Debt |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Commitments & Contingencies and Other |
|
|
|
|
The GEO Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity |
(1,790,659)
|
(1,694,597)
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
(1,790,659)
|
(1,694,597)
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
$ (3,127,535)
|
$ (2,862,267)
|
|
|