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Debt Non-Recourse Debt (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Australian Subsidiaries, Non-Recourse Debt | Mar. 31, 2015 Non-Recourse Debt USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Non-Recourse Debt USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 National Australia Bank Limited Construction Facility Non-Recourse Debt | Mar. 31, 2015 Northwest Detention Center Non-Recourse Debt, Northwest Detention Center USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Northwest Detention Center Non-Recourse Debt, 2011 Revenue Bonds USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Northwest Detention Center Non-Recourse Debt USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Fullham Australian Subsidiaries, Non-Recourse Debt USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Fullham Australian Subsidiaries, Non-Recourse Debt AUD | Mar. 31, 2014 Fullham Australian Subsidiaries, Non-Recourse Debt USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Fullham Australian Subsidiaries, Non-Recourse Debt AUD | Mar. 31, 2015 Ravenhall National Australia Bank Limited Construction Facility Non-Recourse Debt USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Ravenhall National Australia Bank Limited Construction Facility Non-Recourse Debt AUD | Sep. 30, 2014 Ravenhall National Australia Bank Limited Construction Facility Non-Recourse Debt USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Ravenhall National Australia Bank Limited Construction Facility Non-Recourse Debt AUD
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54,400,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtTwoThousandElevenRevenueBondsMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_NorthwestDetentionCenterMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_NorthwestDetentionCenterMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-recourse debt |  |  |  | 170,467,000 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember | 144,550,000 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember |  |  |  | 49,400,000 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_NorthwestDetentionCenterMember | 14,000,000 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_AustralianSubsidiariesNonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_FullhamMember | 18,200,000 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_AustralianSubsidiariesNonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_FullhamMember | 16,400,000 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_AustralianSubsidiariesNonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_FullhamMember | 20,100,000 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_AustralianSubsidiariesNonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_FullhamMember |  |  |  |
Current portion of non recourse debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,300,000 geo_CurrentPortionOfNonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_NorthwestDetentionCenterMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtNorthwestDetentionCenterMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_NorthwestDetentionCenterMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate terms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | variable rate quoted by certain Australian banks plus 140 basis points | variable rate quoted by certain Australian banks plus 140 basis points |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_AustralianSubsidiariesNonRecourseDebtMember |  |  | 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,800,000 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_AustralianSubsidiariesNonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_FullhamMember | 5,000,000 us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_AustralianSubsidiariesNonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_FullhamMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 608,400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_RavenhallMember | 791,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_RavenhallMember | 608,400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_RavenhallMember | 791,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_RavenhallMember
Lump sum due at completion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 238,400,000 geo_LongtermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentTermsLumpSumDueatCompletion / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_RavenhallMember | 310,000,000 geo_LongtermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentTermsLumpSumDueatCompletion / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_RavenhallMember
Revolver | $ 403,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit | $ 70,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 107,700,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_ConstructionFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = geo_NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = geo_RavenhallMember |

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