Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 49,235	$ 81,377
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	56,888	44,932
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,902 and $4,574, respectively	384,637	389,916
Contract receivable, current portion	14,285	18,142
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	31,177	45,342
Total current assets	536,222	579,709
Restricted Cash and Investments	24,394	27,999
Property and Equipment, Net	2,102,011	2,078,123
Assets Held for Sale	0	3,915
Non-Current Contract Receivable	407,938	404,309
Deferred Income Tax Assets	26,277	26,277
Goodwill	776,395	778,951
Intangible Assets, Net	249,316	255,339
Other Non-Current Assets	70,756	72,286
Total Assets	4,193,309	4,226,908
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	84,310	92,587
Accrued payroll and related taxes	57,918	71,732
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	181,135	176,324
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	25,189	28,920
Total current liabilities	348,552	369,563
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	8,757	8,757
Other Non-Current Liabilities	92,286	96,702
Capital Lease Obligations	5,698	6,059
Long-Term Debt	2,240,057	2,181,544
Non-Recourse Debt	359,387	365,364
Commitments, Contingencies and Other (Note 13)
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, 123,853,267 and 124,008,303 issued and 122,005,156 and 124,008,003 outstanding, respectively	1,239	1,240
Additional paid-in capital	1,192,779	1,190,906
Earnings in excess of distributions	8,209	31,541
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(23,092)	(24,446)
Treasury stock, 1,848,111 and 0 shares, at cost, respectively	(40,182)	0
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,138,953	1,199,241
Noncontrolling interests	(381)	(322)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,138,572	1,198,919
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,193,309	$ 4,226,908