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SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Revenue And Facility Contribution Of Reportable Segments And Reconciliation To CCA's Operating Income

The revenue and facility contribution for the reportable segments and a reconciliation to CCA’s operating income is as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

		For the Three Months Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Revenue:
Owned and managed		$	352,908			$	339,180			$	1,050,803			$	1,010,889
Managed-only			90,240				91,410				267,930				271,305
Total management revenue			443,148				430,590				1,318,733				1,282,194
Operating expenses:
Owned and managed			231,205				218,428				694,751				645,724
Managed-only			78,352				79,099				237,577				231,561
Total operating expenses			309,557				297,527				932,328				877,285
Facility contribution:
Owned and managed			121,703				120,752				356,052				365,165
Managed-only			11,888				12,311				30,353				39,744
Total facility contribution			133,591				133,063				386,405				404,909
Other revenue (expense):
Rental and other revenue			1,705				1,547				4,291				5,067
Other operating expense			(4,781	)			(4,162	)			(14,128	)			(11,581	)
General and administrative			(22,015	)			(23,007	)			(66,950	)			(66,236	)
Depreciation and amortization			(28,612	)			(26,536	)			(85,301	)			(80,509	)
Operating income		$	79,888			$	80,905			$	224,317			$	251,650

Summary Of Capital Expenditures For Reportable Segments

The following table summarizes capital expenditures including accrued amounts for the reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

		For the Three Months Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Capital expenditures:
Owned and managed		$	14,903			$	22,699			$	43,989			$	54,182
Managed-only			670				2,261				3,706				4,733
Discontinued operations			—				79				—				242
Corporate and other			2,864				3,560				12,119				6,959
Total capital expenditures		$	18,437			$	28,599			$	59,814			$	66,116

Schedule Of Assets For The Reportable Segments

The assets for the reportable segments are as follows (amounts in thousands):

		September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
Assets:
Owned and managed		$	2,651,489			$	2,711,926
Managed-only			126,544				123,806
Corporate and other			189,630				180,220
Discontinued operations			12				3,679
Total assets		$	2,967,675			$	3,019,631

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