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Schedule of Total Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 3,159,771 us-gaap_Assets | $ 3,127,191 us-gaap_Assets
Owned and managed |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 2,784,343 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cxw_OwnedAndManagedMember | 2,745,905 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cxw_OwnedAndManagedMember
Managed-only |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 63,513 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cxw_ManagedOnlyMember | 68,146 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cxw_ManagedOnlyMember
Corporate and Other |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 311,915 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | $ 313,140 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember

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