Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Company's quarterly financial data

The Company’s selected quarterly financial data is as follows (in thousands, except per share data attributable to GEO):

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2018
Revenues	$	564,917	$	583,509	$	583,530	$	599,430
Operating income	64,450		66,951		69,780		63,484
Net Income	34,920		37,325		39,229		33,353
Net Income Attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	34,987		37,421		39,289		33,392
Basic earnings per share:
Net income per share	$	0.29	$	0.31	$	0.33	$	0.28
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income per share **	$	0.29	$	0.31	$	0.33	$	0.28

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2017
Revenues	$	550,614	$	577,070	$	566,759	$	568,977
Operating income	64,372		54,553		62,902		66,458
Net Income *	40,366		30,942		38,453		36,263
Net Income Attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	40,403		30,992		38,489		36,357
Basic earnings per share:
Net income per share *	$	0.36	$	0.25	$	0.31	$	0.30
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income per share *	$	0.35	$	0.25	$	0.31	$	0.30

* Second quarter 2017 net income includes nonrecurring merger and acquisition costs related to the Company's acquisition of CEC. The acquisition also led to an increase in revenue for Second Quarter through Fourth Quarter 2017. Refer to Note 2 - Business Combinations.

** Earnings per share table contains slight summation differences due to rounding.