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Stockholders Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Closing price of common stock |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38.90 us-gaap_SharePrice |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 50,000,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized | 50,000,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares par value | $ 0.01 us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | $ 0.01 us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised | $ 12,300,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue | $ 36,900,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue | $ 5,500,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average fair value of options granted per option | $ 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue |  | $ 7.50 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared per share |  |  |  | $ 6.647357 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / cxw_DividendDistributionsBySourceAxis = cxw_OrdinaryIncomeMember |  |  |  |
Return of Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared per share |  |  |  | $ 0.012643 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / cxw_DividendDistributionsBySourceAxis = cxw_ReturnOfCapitalMember |  |  |  |
2008 Stock Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for issuance of awards |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / cxw_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanNameAxis = cxw_TwoThousandEightStockIncentivePlanMember |
Number of shares available for issuance | 11,200,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / cxw_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanNameAxis = cxw_TwoThousandEightStockIncentivePlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Employee Directors' Compensation Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for issuance of awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / cxw_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanNameAxis = cxw_NonEmployeeDirectorsCompensationPlanMember
Number of shares available for issuance | 200,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / cxw_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanNameAxis = cxw_NonEmployeeDirectorsCompensationPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend Declared |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared |  |  |  | 675,000,000 us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock / us-gaap_DividendsAxis = us-gaap_DividendDeclaredMember |  |  |  |
Dividend declared per share |  |  |  | $ 6.66 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_DividendsAxis = us-gaap_DividendDeclaredMember |  |  |  |
Dividend declared payment date |  |  |  | May 20, 2013 |  |  |  |
Dividend declared record date |  |  |  | Apr. 19, 2013 |  |  |  |
Special Dividend |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares of CCA common stock distributed pursuant to the special dividend |  |  |  |  | 13,900,000 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsShares / us-gaap_DividendsAxis = cxw_SpecialDividendMember |  |  |
Stock Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost | 800,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / cxw_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanNameAxis = us-gaap_StockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining period for recognizing the unrecognized compensation cost, in years | 10 months 24 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Special Dividend |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared, maximum percentage of cash dividend |  |  |  |  | 20.00%cxw_CashDividendAsPercentageOfTotalDividend / us-gaap_DividendsAxis = cxw_SpecialDividendMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |
Dividend declared, cash |  |  |  |  | 135,000,000 us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash / us-gaap_DividendsAxis = cxw_SpecialDividendMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |
Restricted stock based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock and common stock units and stock options issued by CCA to certain of its employees | 548,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 423,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of restricted common stock and common stock units and stock options issued by CCA to certain of its employees | 17,800,000 cxw_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriodAggregateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 15,600,000 cxw_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriodAggregateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost | 16,600,000 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining period for recognizing the unrecognized compensation cost, in years | 1 year 9 months 18 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 12,100,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 9,800,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 7,600,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Total fair value of restricted common stock and common stock units that vested | 9,800,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 10,500,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 5,400,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock based compensation | Officers And Executive Officers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance criteria, cumulative period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of awards eligible to vest | 33.33%cxw_PercentOfAwardsEligibleToVest / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = cxw_OfficersAndExecutiveOfficersMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock based compensation | Other Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period, continuous service requirement | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock based compensation | General and Administrative Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock and common stock units and stock options issued by CCA to certain of its employees | 478,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember | 378,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 10,700,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember | 8,600,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember | 6,400,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock based compensation | Operating Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock and common stock units and stock options issued by CCA to certain of its employees | 70,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember | 45,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 1,400,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember | 1,200,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember | 1,200,000 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OperatingExpenseMember |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of options | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options | General and Administrative Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense net of estimated forfeitures, relating to common stock options | $ 1,900,000 us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember | $ 3,100,000 us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember | $ 4,700,000 us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember |  |  |  |  |
Stock options | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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