Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 32,414	$ 32,463
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	27,865	32,418
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,668 and $4,183, respectively	375,453	430,982
Contract receivable, current portion	4,686	11,199
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,108	40,716
Total current assets	476,526	547,778
Restricted Cash and Investments	27,271	30,923
Property and Equipment, Net	2,142,530	2,144,722
Assets Held for Sale	4,405	6,059
Contract Receivable	319,819	360,647
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	123,465	121,527
Deferred Income Tax Assets	36,278	36,278
Goodwill	776,306	776,356
Intangible Assets, Net	204,387	210,070
Other Non-Current Assets	76,860	83,174
Total Assets	4,187,847	4,317,534
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	92,887	99,232
Accrued payroll and related taxes	63,005	54,672
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	178,834	191,608
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	26,968	26,208
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	23,625	24,208
Total current liabilities	385,319	395,928
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	19,254	19,254
Other Non-Current Liabilities	82,591	88,526
Operating Lease Liabilities	99,314	97,291
Finance Lease Liabilities	2,563	2,954
Long-Term Debt	2,370,890	2,408,297
Non-Recourse Debt	270,460	309,236
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
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, 126,149,516 and 125,435,573 issued and 121,385,597 121,225,319 outstanding, respectively	1,262	1,254
Additional paid-in capital	1,247,068	1,230,865
Distributions in excess of earnings	(152,301)	(119,779)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(33,499)	(20,335)
Treasury stock, 4,763,919 and 4,210,254 shares, at cost, respectively	(104,184)	(95,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	958,346	996,830
Noncontrolling interests	(890)	(782)
Total shareholders’ equity	957,456	996,048
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,187,847	$ 4,317,534