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Real Estate Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 Bed | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 Installment | Sep. 30, 2014 Facility | Nov. 30, 2013 Facility
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Expense | $ 300,662,000 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses | $ 287,380,000 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | 81,500 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility |  |  |  |
Payment amount | 91,607,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent |  | 87,227,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent |  |
San Diego Correctional Facility |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | 1,154 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_SanDiegoCorrectionalFacilityMember |  |  |  |
Lease expiration date | Dec. 31, 2015 |  |  |  |
Otay Mesa Detention Center |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | 1,492 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_OtayMesaDetentionCenterMember |  |  |  |
Amount invested to acquire property | 136,100,000 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_OtayMesaDetentionCenterMember |  |  |  |
Trousdale Turner Correctional Center |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility |  |  |  |  | 2,552 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_TrousdaleTurnerCorrectionalCenterMember
Amount invested to acquire property | 87,400,000 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_TrousdaleTurnerCorrectionalCenterMember |  |  |  |
Percentage of guaranteed occupancy under management contract | 90.00%cxw_PercentageOfGuaranteedOccupancyUnderManagementContract / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_TrousdaleTurnerCorrectionalCenterMember |  |  |  |
ICE |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payment amount |  |  | 70,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IceMember |  |
Number of distinct multiple element arrangements | 5 cxw_NumberOfDistinctMultipleElementArrangements / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IceMember |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue recognized | 36,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IceMember |  |  |  |
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Expense | 1,800,000 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / cxw_FacilitiesOperatedByCompanyAxis = cxw_IdleFacilitiesMember | 1,900,000 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / cxw_FacilitiesOperatedByCompanyAxis = cxw_IdleFacilitiesMember |  |  |
Installment Payment | ICE |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payment amount |  |  | $ 35,000,000 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IceMember / cxw_PaymentAgreementAxis = cxw_InstallmentPaymentMember |  |
Number of installments |  |  | 2 cxw_NumberOfInstallments / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_IceMember / cxw_PaymentAgreementAxis = cxw_InstallmentPaymentMember |  |
Installments due |  |  | Dec. 31, 2014 |  |
Maximum | South Texas Family Residential Center |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility |  |  |  | 2,400 cxw_HousingCapacityOfFacility / cxw_FacilityActivationAndDevelopmentsAxis = cxw_SouthTexasFamilyResidentialCenterMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
Management contract, initial term |  |  |  | 4 years |
Minimum | South Texas Family Residential Center |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Agreement notice period for termination |  |  |  | 90 days |

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