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Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate stated percentage of Senior Notes | 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cxw_SeniorNotesFourPointSixTwentyFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyThreeMember |
Note maturity date | May 01, 2023 |
Senior Notes interest payable dates | interest payable semi-annually in May and November at 4.625%. |
Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
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Note maturity date | Apr. 01, 2020 |
Senior Notes interest payable dates | interest payable semi-annually in April and October at 4.125%. |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Revolving Credit Facility maturity date | Dec. 31, 2017 |
Weighted average rate | 1.90%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 1.70%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Senior Notes interest payable dates | interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. |

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