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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Basic and diluted earnings per share | Basic and diluted income from continuing operations per common share was calculated for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended
| March 31, 2015 |  | March 31, 2014
Net income | $ | 28,756 |  |  | $ | 27,996 |
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 21 |  |  | (6 | )
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. | 28,777 |  |  | 27,990 |
Basic earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.: |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding | 73,549 |  |  | 71,449 |
Per share amount | $ | 0.39 |  |  | $ | 0.39 |
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.: |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding | 73,549 |  |  | 71,449 |
Dilutive effect of equity incentive plans | 335 |  |  | 446 |
Weighted average shares assuming dilution | 73,884 |  |  | 71,895 |
Per share amount | $ | 0.39 |  |  | $ | 0.39 |

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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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