Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 66,007	$ 81,377
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	54,931	44,932
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,261 and $4,574, respectively	403,610	389,916
Contract receivable, current portion	9,420	18,142
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	37,587	45,342
Total current assets	571,555	579,709
Restricted Cash and Investments	28,939	27,999
Property and Equipment, Net	2,148,005	2,078,123
Assets Held for Sale	2,634	3,915
Non-Current Contract Receivable	384,794	404,309
Deferred Income Tax Assets	26,277	26,277
Goodwill	776,368	778,951
Intangible Assets, Net	237,947	255,339
Other Non-Current Assets	65,820	72,286
Total Assets	4,242,339	4,226,908
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	82,284	92,587
Accrued payroll and related taxes	53,597	71,732
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	197,459	176,324
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	340,143	28,920
Total current liabilities	673,483	369,563
Non-Current Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	8,757	8,757
Other Non-Current Liabilities	89,214	96,702
Capital Lease Obligations	4,954	6,059
Long-Term Debt	2,363,318	2,181,544
Non-Recourse Debt	22,201	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, 124,803,502 and 124,008,303 issued and 121,686,019 and 124,008,303 outstanding, respectively	1,248	1,240
Additional paid-in capital	1,204,982	1,190,906
(Distributions) in excess of earnings/earnings in excess of distributions	(29,018)	31,541
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,785)	(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.	1,080,981	1,199,241
Noncontrolling interests	(569)	(322)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,080,412	1,198,919
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,242,339	$ 4,226,908