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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Benefit Plans In October 2012, the Company began funding its two non-contributory defined benefit pension plans with Company owned life insurance policies. The premium payments in connection with the policies will be reflected as plan assets reducing the unfunded status of the plans. Contract Awards On October 2, 2012, the Company signed a ten-year contract with the United States Marshals Service for the housing of up to 320 federal detainees at the Company-owned Aurora Detention Facility in Colorado. On October 18, 2012, the Company signed a contract extension with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the continued management of the 625-bed Golden State Correctional Facility through June 30, 2016. On October 30, 2012, the Company announced that the State of Florida extended our contract for the 2,000-bed Blackwater River Correctional Facility through October 2015. Dividends On November 5, 2012, the Company announced that on October 31, 2012, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share which will be paid on November 30, 2012 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 16, 2012.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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