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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in the Company's goodwill balances | Changes in the Company’s goodwill balances recognized during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and January 2 1, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | January 1, 2012 |  |  | Foreign currency translation |  | December 31, 2012
U.S. Corrections & Detention |  | $ | 170,376 |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 170,376 |
GEO Community Services |  | 319,159 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 319,159 |
International Services |  | 761 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | 773 |
Total Goodwill |  | $ | 490,296 |  |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 490,308 |
Schedule of intangible assets | Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012 (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | January 1, 2012
| Weighted Average Useful Life (years) | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount
Facility management contracts | 13.4 | $ | 151,913 |  | $ | (33,141 | ) | $ | 118,772 |  |  | $ | 152,004 |  | $ | (21,010 | ) | $ | 130,994 |
Covenants not to compete | 2 | 8,570 |  | (8,495 | ) | 75 |  |  | 8,570 |  | (6,348 | ) | 2,222 |
Technology | 7 | 21,200 |  | (5,729 | ) | 15,471 |  |  | 21,200 |  | (2,700 | ) | 18,500 |
Trade names | Indefinite | 44,000 |  | — |  | 44,000 |  |  | 44,000 |  | — |  | 44,000 |
Total acquired intangible assets |  | $ | 225,683 |  | $ | (47,365 | ) | $ | 178,318 |  |  | $ | 225,774 |  | $ | (30,058 | ) | $ | 195,716 |
Estimated amortization expense for the remainder | Estimated amortization expense related to the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets for fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year | Total Expense Amortization
2013 | $ | 14,623 |
2014 | 14,547 |
2015 | 14,547 |
2016 | 14,547 |
2017 | 14,515 |
Thereafter | 61,539 |
| $ | 134,318 |

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