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Business Segments and Geographic Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 427,369 us-gaap_Revenues |  | $ 393,137 us-gaap_Revenues |
Operating Income: |  |  |  |
Total operating income from segments | 84,520 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome |  | 77,072 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome |
U.S. Corrections & Detention |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | 285,609 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember |  | 266,715 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember |
Operating Income: |  |  |  |
Total operating income from segments | 63,597 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember |  | 58,810 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember |
GEO Care |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | 79,356 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_GeoCommunityServicesMember |  | 76,652 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_GeoCommunityServicesMember |
Operating Income: |  |  |  |
Total operating income from segments | 18,506 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_GeoCommunityServicesMember |  | 15,701 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_GeoCommunityServicesMember |
International Services |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | 40,654 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_InternationalServicesSegmentMember |  | 49,770 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_InternationalServicesSegmentMember |
Operating Income: |  |  |  |
Total operating income from segments | 1,815 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_InternationalServicesSegmentMember |  | 2,561 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_InternationalServicesSegmentMember |
Facility Construction & Design (1) |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | 21,750 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember | [1] | 0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember | [1]
Operating Income: |  |  |  |
Total operating income from segments | $ 602 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember | [1] | $ 0 geo_SegmentReportingInformationOperatingIncome / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = geo_FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember | [1]
[1] | In September 2014, the Company began the design and construction of a new prison contract located in Ravenhall, a locality near Melbourne, Australia. During the design and construction phase, the Company recognizes revenue as earned on a percentage of completion basis measured by the percentage of costs incurred to date as compared to estimated total costs for the design and construction of the facility. Costs incurred and estimated earnings in excess of billings is classified as Contract Receivable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and is recorded at the net present value based on the timing of expected future settlement.

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