Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 31,255	$ 81,377
Restricted cash and investments	51,678	44,932
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,183 and $4,574, respectively	445,526	389,916
Contract receivable, current portion	15,535	18,142
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	47,113	45,342
Total current assets	591,107	579,709
Restricted Cash and Investments	22,431	27,999
Property and Equipment, Net	2,158,610	2,078,123
Contract Receivable	368,178	404,309
Assets Held for Sale	2,634	3,915
Deferred Income Tax Assets	29,924	26,277
Goodwill	776,359	778,951
Intangible Assets, Net	232,360	255,339
Other Non-Current Assets	65,860	72,286
Total Assets	4,247,463	4,226,908
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	93,032	92,587
Accrued payroll and related taxes	76,009	71,732
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	193,515	176,324
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	332,027	28,920
Total current liabilities	694,583	369,563
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	13,681	8,757
Other Non-Current Liabilities	82,481	96,702
Capital Lease Obligations	4,570	6,059
Long-Term Debt	2,397,227	2,181,544
Non-Recourse Debt	15,017	365,364
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 17)
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, 124,794,986 and 124,008,303 issued and 120,584,732 and 124,008,003 outstanding, respectively	1,248	1,240
Additional paid-in capital	1,210,916	1,190,906
(Distributions) in excess of earnings/earnings in excess of distributions	(52,868)	31,541
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(23,618)	(24,446)
Treasury stock, 4,210,254 and 0 shares, at cost, respectively	(95,175)	0
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,040,503	1,199,241
Noncontrolling interests	(599)	(322)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,039,904	1,198,919
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,247,463	$ 4,226,908