Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 65,451	$ 81,377
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	58,720	44,932
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,447 and $4,574, respectively	377,768	389,916
Contract receivable, current portion	9,398	18,142
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,763	45,342
Total current assets	547,100	579,709
Restricted Cash and Investments	25,297	27,999
Property and Equipment, Net	2,124,553	2,078,123
Assets Held for Sale	0	3,915
Non-Current Contract Receivable	396,360	404,309
Deferred Income Tax Assets	26,277	26,277
Goodwill	776,379	778,951
Intangible Assets, Net	243,549	255,339
Other Non-Current Assets	67,055	72,286
Total Assets	4,206,570	4,226,908
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	90,327	92,587
Accrued payroll and related taxes	69,062	71,732
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	189,261	176,324
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	25,127	28,920
Total current liabilities	373,777	369,563
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	8,757	8,757
Other Non-Current Liabilities	89,882	96,702
Capital Lease Obligations	5,329	6,059
Long-Term Debt	2,289,409	2,181,544
Non-Recourse Debt	346,479	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, 124,794,570 and 124,008,303 issued and 121,677,087 and 124,008,003 outstanding, respectively	1,248	1,240
Additional paid-in capital	1,198,930	1,190,906
(Distributions) in excess of earnings/earnings in excess of distributions	(11,068)	31,541
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,229)	(24,446)
Treasury stock, 3,117,483 and 0 shares, at cost, respectively	(70,446)	0
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,093,435	1,199,241
Noncontrolling interests	(498)	(322)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,092,937	1,198,919
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,206,570	$ 4,226,908