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Commitments, Contingencies And Other | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments, Contingencies and Other | COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER Litigation, Claims and Assessments The nature of the Company's business exposes it to various types of third-party legal claims or litigation against the Company, including, but not limited to, civil rights claims relating to conditions of confinement and/or mistreatment, sexual misconduct claims brought by prisoners or detainees, medical malpractice claims, product liability claims, intellectual property infringement claims, claims relating to employment matters (including, but not limited to, employment discrimination claims, union grievances and wage and hour claims), property loss claims, environmental claims, automobile liability claims, indemnification claims by its customers and other third parties, contractual claims and claims for personal injury or other damages resulting from contact with the Company's facilities, programs, electronic monitoring products, personnel or prisoners, including damages arising from a prisoner's escape or from a disturbance or riot at a facility. The Company does not expect the outcome of any pending claims or legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Commitments The Company currently has contractual commitments for a number of projects using Company financing. The Company’s management estimates that the cost of these existing capital projects will be $224.0 million of which $62.5 million was spent through the third quarter of 2014. The Company estimates the remaining capital requirements related to these capital projects will be $161.5 million which will be spent through fiscal year 2015. Included in these commitments is a contractual commitment to provide a capital contribution towards the design and construction of a prison project in Ravenhall, a locality near Melbourne, Australia, in the amount of AUD 115.0 million, or $100.1 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2014. Refer to Note 11 - Ravenhall Prison Project. This capital contribution is expected to be made in January 2017. Additionally, in connection with the Ravenhall Prison Project, the Company has a contractual commitment for construction of the facility and has entered into a syndicated facility agreement with National Australia Bank Limited to provide funding for the project up to AUD 791.0 million, or $690.3 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2014. Refer to Note 9 - Debt. Contract Awards On September 16, 2014, GEO announced that GEO was awarded a contract with the Department of Justice in the State of Victoria for the development and operation of a new 1,300-bed capacity prison (the "Facility") in Ravenhall, a locality near Melbourne, Australia. Refer to Note 11 - Ravenhall Prison Project. On September 10, 2014, GEO announced that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, BI has been awarded a contract by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") for the continued provision of case management and supervision services under the Intensive Supervision and Appearance Program ("ISAP"). The contract has a term of five years, inclusive of option periods, effective September 8, 2014. Idle Facilities The Company is currently marketing approximately 5,800 vacant beds at five of its idle facilities to potential customers. The carrying values of these idle facilities, which are included in Property and Equipment, Net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, totaled $185.0 million as of September 30, 2014, excluding equipment and other assets that can be easily transferred for use at other facilities.

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