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Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 Facility Building Property | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2013 Facility one | Dec. 31, 2013 Facility two | Dec. 31, 2013 Elizabeth Detention Center | Dec. 31, 2013 San Diego Correctional Facility | Dec. 31, 2009 Wheeler County Development Authority Y | Dec. 31, 2009 Douglas-Coffee County Industrial Authority Y | Jun. 30, 2013 Development Authority Of Telfair County Y
Number of real estate properties owned | 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of correctional and detention facilities | 53 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties leased | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of vacant real estate properties | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of corporate office buildings | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of correctional and detention facilities owned by government agencies | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest capitalization cost on construction in progress | $ 800,000 | $ 1,100,000 | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense | 112,800,000 | 113,200,000 | 107,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities subject to options | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities subject to options that are constructed on land which is leased from governmental agencies | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities also subject to purchase option | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ground Lease expiration year |  |  |  |  | 2015 | 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease, expire date |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 2015 | December 2015 |  |  |
Rental expenses incurred on lease property | 5,900,000 | 4,700,000 | 6,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of property tax abatement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 100.00% | 90.00%
Principal amount of bond issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000,000 | 33,000,000 | 15,000,000
Number of years of tax abatement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 5 | 9
Percentage of property tax abatement, decrease in percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%
Purchase price paid for real property in addition to bonds value |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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