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Idled Facilities and Respective Carrying Values Excluding Equipment and Other Assets (Detail) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Bed | Aug. 27, 2015 Bed | Jun. 30, 2015 Bed | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 88,500 | 600 |  |
Prairie Correctional Facility |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 1,600 |  |  |
Date Idled | 2010 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 17,961 |  |  | $ 18,748
Huerfano County Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 752 |  |  |
Date Idled | 2010 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 18,276 |  |  | 19,033
Diamondback Correctional Facility |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 2,160 |  |  |
Date Idled | 2010 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 43,030 |  |  | 44,480
Otter Creek Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 656 |  |  |
Date Idled | 2012 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 23,270 |  |  | 24,089
Marion Adjustment Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 826 |  |  |
Date Idled | 2013 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 12,536 |  |  | 12,978
Lee Adjustment Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 816 |  | 816 |
Date Idled | 2015 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 10,840 |  |  | 11,365
North Fork Correctional Facility |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 2,400 |  |  |
Date Idled | 2015 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 74,805 |  |  | 76,544
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | 9,210 |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ | $ 200,718 |  |  | $ 207,237

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