Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 537,070	$ 283,524
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	30,201	26,740
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,285 and $4,183, respectively	327,723	362,668
Contract receivable, current portion	6,313	6,283
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	31,682	32,108
Total current assets	932,989	711,323
Restricted Cash and Investments	60,732	37,338
Property and Equipment, Net	2,055,406	2,122,195
Assets Held for Sale	9,717	9,108
Contract Receivable	366,155	396,647
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	118,073	124,727
Deferred Income Tax Assets	36,604	36,604
Goodwill	755,222	755,250
Intangible Assets, Net	172,794	187,747
Other Non-Current Assets	81,104	79,187
Total Assets	4,588,796	4,460,126
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	67,411	85,861
Accrued payroll and related taxes	80,798	67,797
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	216,404	202,378
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	28,982	29,080
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	27,010	26,180
Total current liabilities	420,605	411,296
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	30,726	30,726
Other Non-Current Liabilities	95,789	115,555
Operating Lease Liabilities	95,357	101,375
Finance Lease Liabilities	2,147	2,988
Long-Term Debt	2,629,010	2,561,881
Non-Recourse Debt	297,456	324,223
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, 127,317,890 and 126,153,173 issued and 122,465,518 and 121,318,175 outstanding, respectively	1,273	1,262
Additional paid-in capital	1,272,725	1,262,267
Distributions in excess of earnings	(126,165)	(222,892)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(23,854)	(22,589)
Treasury stock, 4,852,372 and 4,834,998 shares, at cost, respectively	(105,099)	(104,946)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	1,018,880	913,102
Noncontrolling interests	(1,174)	(1,020)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,017,706	912,082
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,588,796	$ 4,460,126