Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 54,030	$ 31,255
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	33,536	51,678
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,029 and $4,183, respectively	377,984	445,526
Contract receivable, current portion	8,193	15,535
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,856	57,768
Total current assets	517,599	601,762
Restricted Cash and Investments	33,728	22,431
Property and Equipment, Net	2,155,498	2,158,610
Assets Held for Sale	3,761	2,634
Contract Receivable	353,010	368,178
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	125,718
Deferred Income Tax Assets	29,924	29,924
Goodwill	776,341	776,359
Intangible Assets, Net	215,607	232,360
Other Non-Current Assets	71,693	65,860
Total Assets	4,282,879	4,258,118
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	96,263	93,032
Accrued payroll and related taxes	57,774	76,009
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	202,356	204,170
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	28,795
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	23,417	332,027
Total current liabilities	408,605	705,238
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	13,681	13,681
Other Non-Current Liabilities	88,159	82,481
Operating Lease Liabilities	99,271
Finance Lease Liabilities	3,403
Finance Lease Liabilities		4,570
Long-Term Debt	2,355,724	2,397,227
Non-Recourse Debt	307,032	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, 125,432,232 and 124,794,986 issued and 121,221,978 and 120,584,732 outstanding, respectively	1,255	1,248
Additional paid-in capital	1,225,310	1,210,916
Distributions in excess of earnings	(99,607)	(52,868)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(23,989)	(23,618)
Treasury stock, 4,210,254 shares, at cost	(95,175)	(95,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,007,794	1,040,503
Noncontrolling interests	(790)	(599)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,007,004	1,039,904
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,282,879	$ 4,258,118