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Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Facility | Dec. 31, 2013 U.S. Corrections & Detention | Dec. 31, 2012 U.S. Corrections & Detention | Dec. 31, 2013 GEO Community Services | Dec. 31, 2012 GEO Community Services | Dec. 31, 2012 Cornell Companies, Inc. Coke County Juvenile Justice Center | Dec. 31, 2013 Contact interventions Facility | Dec. 31, 2013 Abraxas III Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Held for Sale | $ 0 | $ 3,243,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 3,243,000 |  |  |
Number of facilities sold | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facilities reclassified to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 | 200,000
Aggregate carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800,000 |  |

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- Definition Represents the sum of the carrying value of all the Assets Held-for-Sale at the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 + Details
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- Definition Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759 + Details
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- Definition Amount of reclassification, impairment, donation, or other change to long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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