Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,734	$ 32,463
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	28,345	32,418
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,862 and $4,183, respectively	361,030	430,982
Contract receivable, current portion	6,078	11,199
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	39,133	40,716
Total current assets	510,320	547,778
Restricted Cash and Investments	32,703	30,923
Property and Equipment, Net	2,130,126	2,144,722
Assets Held for Sale	4,526	6,059
Contract Receivable	355,964	360,647
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	123,401	121,527
Deferred Income Tax Assets	36,278	36,278
Goodwill	776,349	776,356
Intangible Assets, Net	198,826	210,070
Other Non-Current Assets	74,219	83,174
Total Assets	4,242,712	4,317,534
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	86,155	99,232
Accrued payroll and related taxes	76,925	54,672
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	186,272	191,608
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	26,992	26,208
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	24,577	24,208
Total current liabilities	400,921	395,928
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	19,254	19,254
Other Non-Current Liabilities	104,601	88,526
Operating Lease Liabilities	99,264	97,291
Finance Lease Liabilities	2,608	2,954
Long-Term Debt	2,371,556	2,408,297
Non-Recourse Debt	300,213	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, 126,156,711 and 125,435,573 issued and 121,370,096 121,225,319 outstanding, respectively	1,262	1,254
Additional paid-in capital	1,252,037	1,230,865
Distributions in excess of earnings	(174,038)	(119,779)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(29,554)	(20,335)
Treasury stock, 4,786,615 and 4,210,254 shares, at cost, respectively	(104,457)	(95,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	945,250	996,830
Noncontrolling interests	(955)	(782)
Total shareholders’ equity	944,295	996,048
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,242,712	$ 4,317,534