Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 32,463	$ 31,255
Restricted cash and investments	32,418	51,678
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,195 and $4,183, respectively	430,982	445,526
Contract receivable, current portion	11,199	15,535
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	40,716	57,768
Total current assets	547,778	601,762
Restricted Cash and Investments	30,923	22,431
Property and Equipment, Net	2,144,722	2,158,610
Contract Receivable	360,647	368,178
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	121,527	0
Assets Held for Sale	6,059	2,634
Deferred Income Tax Assets	36,278	29,924
Goodwill	776,356	776,359
Intangible Assets, Net	210,070	232,360
Other Non-Current Assets	83,174	65,860
Total Assets	4,317,534	4,258,118
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	99,232	93,032
Accrued payroll and related taxes	54,672	76,009
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	191,608	204,170
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	26,208	0
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	24,208	332,027
Total current liabilities	395,928	705,238
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	19,254	13,681
Other Non-Current Liabilities	88,526	82,481
Operating Lease Liabilities	97,291	0
Finance Lease Obligations	2,954
Finance Lease Obligations		4,570
Long-Term Debt	2,408,297	2,397,227
Non-Recourse Debt	309,236	15,017
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 18)
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, 125,435,573 and 124,794,986 issued and 121,225,319 and 120,584,732 outstanding, respectively	1,254	1,248
Additional paid-in capital	1,230,865	1,210,916
Distributions in excess of earnings	(119,779)	(52,868)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,335)	(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.	996,830	1,040,503
Noncontrolling interests	(782)	(599)
Total shareholders’ equity	996,048	1,039,904
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,317,534	$ 4,258,118