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Organization and Operations - Additional Information (Detail) | Mar. 31, 2015 State Bed Facility
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Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |
Number of facilities owned by government partners, managed | 12 cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesManagedAndNotOwnedByCompany
Number of facilities owned or controlled by company | 50 cxw_NumberOfFacilitiesOwnedOrControlledByCompany
Number of beds at the facility | 81,500 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility
Number of states in which company facilities are located | 19 us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates

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- Definition The housing capacity of facility. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of facilities which are managed and not owned by the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of facilities which are owned or controlled by the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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