Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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
2019
Revenues	$	610,667	$	613,966	$	631,579	$	621,710
Operating income	74,777		81,175		78,159		66,302
Net Income	40,649		41,836		45,885		38,042
Net Income Attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	40,705		41,914		45,932		38,052
Basic earnings per share:
Net income per share	$	0.34	$	0.35	$	0.39	$	0.32
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income per share *	$	0.34	$	0.35	$	0.39	$	0.32

	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

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