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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, bed in Thousands, $ in Millions |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2017 $ / shares | Apr. 13, 2017 Bed | Apr. 05, 2017 USD ($) bed | Apr. 30, 2017 shares | Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per share (in US dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.47 | $ 0.43
Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted shares |  |  |  |  | 622,000 |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per share (in US dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.47 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted shares |  |  |  | 301,500 |  |
Subsequent Event | Market and Performance-based Award |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted shares |  |  |  | 180,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Community Education Centers |  |  |  |  |  |
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Cash payments to acquire business | $ |  |  | $ 360.0 |  |  |
Transaction related expenses | $ |  |  | $ 4.1 |  |  |
Facility, number of beds | bed |  |  | 12 |  |  |
Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds in detention facility | Bed |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |
Contract award, term |  | 10 years |  |  |  |

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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73531572&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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