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Stockholders Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2013 Dividend Declared | Apr. 30, 2013 Dividend Declared Maximum | Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted stock | Mar. 31, 2012 Restricted stock | Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted stock | Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted stock Officers And Executive Officers | Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted stock Other Employees | Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted stock General and Administrative Expense | Mar. 31, 2012 Restricted stock General and Administrative Expense | Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted stock General and Administrative Expense | Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted stock General and Administrative Expense Non Employee Directors | Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted stock Operating Expense | Mar. 31, 2012 Restricted stock Operating Expense | Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted stock Operating Expense | Mar. 31, 2013 Stock options | Mar. 31, 2012 Stock options
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared |  | $ 675,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared per share | $ 0.53 | $ 6.63 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared payment date |  | May 20, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared record date |  | Apr. 19, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared, maximum percentage of cash dividend |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared, cash | 53,844,000 |  | 135,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock and common stock units and stock options issued by CCA to certain of its employees |  |  |  | 407,000 |  |  |  |  | 361,000 |  | 290,000 | 349,000 | 46,000 |  | 59,000 |  |
Fair value of restricted common stock and common stock units and stock options issued by CCA to certain of its employees |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |  | 9,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance criteria, cumulative period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of awards eligible to vest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period, continuous service requirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated share-based compensation expense |  |  |  | 2,200,000 | 1,600,000 |  |  |  | 1,900,000 | 1,400,000 |  |  | 300,000 | 200,000 |  |  |
Restricted common stock and common stock units remained outstanding and subject to vesting |  |  |  | 885,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense net of estimated forfeitures, relating to common stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,100,000
Common stock options outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,200,000 |
Weighted average exercise price of common stock outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21.29 |

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