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Idled Facilities and Respective Carrying Values Excluding Equipment and Other Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 Facility | Dec. 31, 2014
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | 81,500 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility |
Prairie Correctional Facility |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | 1,600 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_PrairieCorrectionalFacilityMember |
Date Idled | 2010 |
Net Carrying Value | $ 18,459 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_PrairieCorrectionalFacilityMember | $ 18,748 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_PrairieCorrectionalFacilityMember
Huerfano County Correctional Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | 752 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_HuerfanoCountyCorrectionalCenterMember |
Date Idled | 2010 |
Net Carrying Value | 18,844 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_HuerfanoCountyCorrectionalCenterMember | 19,033 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_HuerfanoCountyCorrectionalCenterMember
Diamondback Correctional Facility |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | 2,160 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_DiamondbackCorrectionalFacilityMember |
Date Idled | 2010 |
Net Carrying Value | 44,113 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_DiamondbackCorrectionalFacilityMember | 44,480 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_DiamondbackCorrectionalFacilityMember
Otter Creek Correctional Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | 656 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_OtterCreekCorrectionalCenterMember |
Date Idled | 2012 |
Net Carrying Value | 23,881 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_OtterCreekCorrectionalCenterMember | 24,089 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_OtterCreekCorrectionalCenterMember
Marion Adjustment Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | 826 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_MarionAdjustmentCenterMember |
Date Idled | 2013 |
Net Carrying Value | 12,868 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_MarionAdjustmentCenterMember | 12,978 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_MarionAdjustmentCenterMember
Total Idle Facilities |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | 5,994 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IdleFacilityMember |
Net Carrying Value | $ 118,165 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IdleFacilityMember | $ 119,328 cxw_CarryingValueOfIdleFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IdleFacilityMember

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