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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in the Company's Goodwill Balances | . Changes in the Company’s goodwill balances recognized during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands)
|  | 1/1/2020 |  |  | Impairment charges [1] |  |  | Foreign currency translation |  |  | 12/31/2020 |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 316,366 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 316,366 |
GEO Care |  |  | 459,589 |  |  |  | (21,146 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 438,443 |
International Services |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 441 |
Total Goodwill |  | $ | 776,356 |  |  | $ | (21,146 | ) |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 755,250 |
[1] As discussed in Note 1 – Summary of Business Organization, Operations and Significant Policies, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment testing on the first day of the fourth quarter of 2020. That testing indicated that there was a goodwill impairment in its community based reporting unit, which is included in the Company’s GEO Care reportable segment, and for which a quantitative analysis was performed. After the impairment charge, there is approximately $148.8 million of goodwill remaining in the community based reporting unit at December 31, 2020.
|  | 1/1/2019 |  |  | Foreign currency translation |  |  | 12/31/2019 |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 316,366 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 316,366 |
GEO Care |  |  | 459,589 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 459,589 |
International Services |  |  | 404 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 401 |
Total Goodwill |  | $ | 776,359 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 776,356 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
|  | Weighted |  |  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
|  | Average Useful Life (years) |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Facility management contracts |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | $ | 308,398 |  |  | $ | (168,848 | ) |  | $ | 139,550 |  |  | $ | 308,432 |  |  | $ | (148,171 | ) |  | $ | 160,261 |
Technology |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | 33,700 |  |  |  | (30,703 | ) |  |  | 2,997 |  |  |  | 33,700 |  |  |  | (29,091 | ) |  |  | 4,609 |
Trade names |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | 45,200 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 45,200 |  |  |  | 45,200 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 45,200 |
Total acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 387,298 |  |  | $ | (199,551 | ) |  | $ | 187,747 |  |  | $ | 387,332 |  |  | $ | (177,262 | ) |  | $ | 210,070 |
Estimated Amortization Expense for the Remainder | Estimated amortization expense related to the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets for 2021 through 2025 and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |  | Total Amortization Expense |
2021 |  | $ | 21,189 |
2022 |  |  | 16,705 |
2023 |  |  | 13,481 |
2024 |  |  | 9,748 |
2025 |  |  | 9,696 |
Thereafter |  |  | 71,728 |
|  | $ | 142,547 |

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