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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 Segment Facility
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of facilities owned and managed | 50
Number of facilities owned by government partners, managed | 16
Number of reporting segments | 2

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- Definition Number Of facilities managed and not owned by company. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesManagedAndNotOwnedByCompany
Namespace Prefix: | cxw_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Number of facilities owned and managed. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesOwnedAndManagedByCompany
Namespace Prefix: | cxw_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Number of reporting segments. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | cxw_NumberOfReportingSegments
Namespace Prefix: | cxw_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration