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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Basic and diluted earnings per share | Basic and diluted income per common share from were calculated for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013 as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended
| March 31, 2014 |  | March 31, 2013
Net Income | $ | 27,996 |  |  | $ | 23,438 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (6 | ) |  | (18 | )
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. | 27,990 |  |  | 23,420 |
Basic earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.: |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding | 71,449 |  |  | 70,850 |
Per share amount | $ | 0.39 |  |  | $ | 0.33 |
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.: |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding | 71,449 |  |  | 70,850 |
Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options and restricted stock | 446 |  |  | 562 |
Weighted average shares assuming dilution | 71,895 |  |  | 71,412 |
Per share amount | $ | 0.39 |  |  | $ | 0.33 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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