Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 21,561	$ 31,255
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	56,343	51,678
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,228 and $4,183, respectively	394,720	445,526
Contract receivable, current portion	13,944	15,535
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	46,316	57,768
Total current assets	532,884	601,762
Restricted Cash and Investments	27,358	22,431
Property and Equipment, Net	2,148,225	2,158,610
Assets Held for Sale	4,607	2,634
Contract Receivable	365,208	368,178
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	132,016
Deferred Income Tax Assets	29,924	29,924
Goodwill	776,357	776,359
Intangible Assets, Net	221,222	232,360
Other Non-Current Assets	70,337	65,860
Total Assets	4,308,138	4,258,118
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	91,257	93,032
Accrued payroll and related taxes	71,369	76,009
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	189,083	204,170
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	32,077
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	25,866	332,027
Total current liabilities	409,652	705,238
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	13,681	13,681
Other Non-Current Liabilities	81,812	82,481
Operating Lease Liabilities	102,844
Finance Lease Liabilities	3,779
Finance Lease Liabilities		4,570
Long-Term Debt	2,354,526	2,397,227
Non-Recourse Debt	320,306	15,017
Commitments and Contingencies (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, 125,422,811 and 124,794,986 issued and 121,212,557 and 120,584,732 outstanding, respectively	1,254	1,248
Additional paid-in capital	1,220,242	1,210,916
Distributions in excess of earnings	(87,339)	(52,868)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16,716)	(23,618)
Treasury stock, 4,210,254 shares, at cost	(95,175)	(95,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,022,266	1,040,503
Noncontrolling interests	(728)	(599)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,021,538	1,039,904
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,308,138	$ 4,258,118