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Debt Outstanding (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Term loan | $ 294,750 geo_TermLoans | $ 295,500 geo_TermLoans
Revolver | 403,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit | 70,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Total Senior Credit Facility | 697,750 geo_SeniorCreditFacility | 365,500 geo_SeniorCreditFacility
Capital Lease Obligations | 10,665 us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations | 10,924 us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Other debt | 667 us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt | 421 us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
Total debt | 1,979,549 geo_LongTermDebtNonRecourseDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationIncludingCurrentPortionNetOfDiscount | 1,621,395 geo_LongTermDebtNonRecourseDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationIncludingCurrentPortionNetOfDiscount
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt | (16,648)us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent | (16,752)us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Capital Lease Obligations, long-term portion | (9,574)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent | (9,856)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
Non-Recourse Debt, long-term portion | (158,060)geo_NoncurrentPortionOfNonRecourseDebt | (131,968)geo_NoncurrentPortionOfNonRecourseDebt
Long-Term Debt | 1,795,267 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 1,462,819 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Non-Recourse Debt |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Non-Recourse Debt | 171,138 geo_NonRecourseDebtExcludingPremiumDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember | 145,262 geo_NonRecourseDebtExcludingPremiumDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember
Unamortized discount on non-recourse debt | (671)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember | (712)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember
Total Non-Recourse Debt | 170,467 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember | 144,550 us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = geo_NonRecourseDebtMember
5.875% Senior Notes, Due 2024 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 250,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 250,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Interest rate | 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.125% Senior Notes, Due 2023 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 300,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 300,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Interest rate | 5.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 5.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.875% Senior Notes, Due 2022 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | 250,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 250,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Interest rate | 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.625% Senior Notes, Due 2021 | Senior Notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior Notes | $ 300,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | $ 300,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Interest rate | 6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = geo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2021Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember

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- Definition Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 7 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 + Details
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- Definition The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28541-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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