Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 283,524	$ 32,463
Restricted cash and investments	26,740	32,418
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,674 and $3,195, respectively	362,668	430,982
Contract receivable, current portion	6,283	5,149
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,108	40,716
Total current assets	711,323	541,728
Restricted Cash and Investments	37,338	30,923
Property and Equipment, Net	2,122,195	2,144,722
Contract Receivable	396,647	366,697
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	124,727	121,527
Assets Held for Sale	9,108	6,059
Deferred Income Tax Assets	36,604	36,278
Goodwill	755,250	776,356
Intangible Assets, Net	187,747	210,070
Other Non-Current Assets	79,187	83,174
Total Assets	4,460,126	4,317,534
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	85,861	99,232
Accrued payroll and related taxes	67,797	54,672
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	202,378	191,608
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	29,080	26,208
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	26,180	24,208
Total current liabilities	411,296	395,928
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	30,726	19,254
Other Non-Current Liabilities	115,555	88,526
Operating Lease Liabilities	101,375	97,291
Finance Lease Obligations	2,988	2,954
Long-Term Debt	2,561,881	2,408,297
Non-Recourse Debt	324,223	309,236
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 17)
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, 126,153,173 and 125,435,573 issued and 121,318,175 and 121,225,319 outstanding, respectively	1,262	1,254
Additional paid-in capital	1,262,267	1,230,865
Distributions in excess of earnings	(222,892)	(119,779)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(22,589)	(20,335)
Treasury stock, 4,834,998 and 4,210,254 shares, at cost, respectively	(104,946)	(95,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	913,102	996,830
Noncontrolling interests	(1,020)	(782)
Total shareholders’ equity	912,082	996,048
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,460,126	$ 4,317,534