Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 67,728	$ 31,255
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	53,749	51,678
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,276 and $4,183, respectively	423,596	445,526
Contract receivable, current portion	16,005	15,535
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,535	57,768
Total current assets	604,613	601,762
Restricted Cash and Investments	27,282	22,431
Property and Equipment, Net	2,150,627	2,158,610
Assets Held for Sale	4,607	2,634
Contract Receivable	368,698	368,178
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	133,365	0
Deferred Income Tax Assets	29,924	29,924
Goodwill	776,361	776,359
Intangible Assets, Net	226,782	232,360
Other Non-Current Assets	61,807	65,860
Total Assets	4,384,066	4,258,118
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	93,458	93,032
Accrued payroll and related taxes	58,079	76,009
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	189,174	204,170
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	35,210	0
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	332,864	332,027
Total current liabilities	708,785	705,238
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	13,681	13,681
Other Non-Current Liabilities	79,734	82,481
Operating Lease Liabilities	102,238	0
Finance Lease Liabilities	4,179	4,570
Long-Term Debt	2,433,433	2,397,227
Non-Recourse Debt	15,112	15,017
Commitments, Contingencies and Other (Note 12)
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, 125,397,214 and 124,794,986 issued and 121,186,960 and 120,584,732 outstanding, respectively	1,254	1,248
Additional paid-in capital	1,213,922	1,210,916
Distributions in excess of earnings	(71,076)	(52,868)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(21,366)	(23,618)
Treasury stock, 4,210,254 and 4,210,254 shares, at cost, respectively	(95,175)	(95,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,027,559	1,040,503
Noncontrolling interests	(655)	(599)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,026,904	1,039,904
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,384,066	$ 4,258,118