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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Accumulated Amortization | $ (72,779)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization | $ (68,516)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net Carrying Amount | 178,971 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet |
Gross carrying amount | 296,950 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill | 223,791 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
Total acquired intangible assets | 224,171 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill | 155,275 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Facility management contracts |  |
Schedule of Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average Useful Life (years) | 15 years 6 months |
Gross Carrying Amount | 227,750 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = geo_FacilityManagementContractsMember | 154,591 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = geo_FacilityManagementContractsMember
Accumulated Amortization | (59,802)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = geo_FacilityManagementContractsMember | (56,396)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = geo_FacilityManagementContractsMember
Net Carrying Amount | 167,948 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = geo_FacilityManagementContractsMember | 98,195 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = geo_FacilityManagementContractsMember
Technology |  |
Schedule of Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average Useful Life (years) | 7 years |
Gross Carrying Amount | 24,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember | 24,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
Accumulated Amortization | (12,977)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember | (12,120)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
Net Carrying Amount | 11,023 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember | 11,880 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember
Trade names |  |
Schedule of Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Accumulated Amortization | 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember | 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Trade name (Indefinite lived) | $ 45,200 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember | $ 45,200 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember

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