Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 506,491	$ 283,524
Restricted cash and investments	20,161	26,740
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,155 and $2,674, respectively	365,573	362,668
Contract receivable, current portion	6,507	6,283
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,176	32,108
Total current assets	943,908	711,323
Restricted Cash and Investments	76,158	37,338
Property and Equipment, Net	2,037,845	2,122,195
Contract Receivable	367,071	396,647
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	112,187	124,727
Assets Held for Sale	7,877	9,108
Deferred Income Tax Assets		36,604
Goodwill	755,225	755,250
Intangible Assets, Net	166,124	187,747
Other Non-Current Assets	71,013	79,187
Total Assets	4,537,408	4,460,126
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	64,073	85,861
Accrued payroll and related taxes	67,210	67,797
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	200,712	202,378
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	28,279	29,080
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	18,568	26,180
Total current liabilities	378,842	411,296
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	80,768	30,726
Other Non-Current Liabilities	87,073	115,555
Operating Lease Liabilities	89,917	101,375
Finance Lease Obligations	1,977	2,988
Long-Term Debt	2,625,959	2,561,881
Non-Recourse Debt	297,856	324,223
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, 127,323,762 and 126,153,173 issued and 122,471,390 and 121,318,175 outstanding, respectively	1,273	1,262
Additional paid-in capital	1,276,213	1,262,267
Distributions in excess of earnings	(175,960)	(222,892)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,216)	(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.	976,211	913,102
Noncontrolling interests	(1,195)	(1,020)
Total shareholders’ equity	975,016	912,082
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,537,408	$ 4,460,126