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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) facility Bed | Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2012 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2012 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2011 USD ($) | Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($) | Apr. 03, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) ServiceCenter facility Bed | Dec. 31, 2012 AUD | Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) | Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012 bed | Aug. 29, 2011 USD ($) | Aug. 22, 2011 USD ($) | Jun. 22, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements Expiring within One Year [Member] | Apr. 19, 2012 East Mississippi Correctional Facility [Member] bed | Dec. 31, 2012 Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility [Member] bed | Aug. 13, 2012 Marshall County Correctional Facility [Member] bed
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Agreements, Renewal Option, Number |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Agreements, Renewal Option, Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leased ISAP service centers in connection with acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum rent expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,400,000 |  | $ 35,900,000 | $ 25,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Verdict against the company in wrongful death action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Court entered judgment against Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of bond litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of liability responsible for wrongful death action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Claims against the company related to property damages including interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,700,000 | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-judgemet Interest Rate | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.50% | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21.00% | 2.00% |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | 39,313,000 | 51,602,000 | 52,941,000 | 40,497,000 | 47,298,000 | 47,265,000 | 46,298,000 | 38,738,000 | 184,353,000 |  | 179,599,000 | 126,902,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,200,000 |  | 61,600,000 | 37,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds under terminated contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds discontinued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500 | 1,450 | 1,000
Number of vacant beds at its idle facilities | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000 | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of marketed idle facilities | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying values of idle facilities | 240,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated construction capital project cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost already spent on existing capital projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining capital required for capital projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 121,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditure related to facility maintenance cost minimum range |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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