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Real Estate Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Bed Person | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Bed Person | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Bed
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Expense |  | $ 313,918 | $ 300,662 |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  | 88,500 |  |
Expenditures for facility development and expansions |  | $ 7,793 | 63,366 |
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Expense |  | 2,500 | $ 1,800 |
Red Rock Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed | 1,596 |  |  | 1,596
Expected additional number of offenders to be managed by the company | Person | 1,000 |  |  |
Expenditures for facility development and expansions |  | $ 8,800 |  |
Red Rock Correctional Center | New Contracts |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed | 2,024 |  |  | 2,024
Trousdale Turner Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  | 2,552 |  |
Percentage of guaranteed occupancy under management contract |  |  |  | 90.00%
Amount invested to acquire property | $ 144,000 |  |  | $ 144,000
Number of inmates | Person |  | 1,200 |  |
Noncore Business | Idle Facilities |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 5,100 | $ 5,100 |  | $ 5,100
Minimum | Red Rock Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expenditures for facility development and expansions |  | 35,000 |  |
Maximum | Red Rock Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expenditures for facility development and expansions |  | $ 38,000 |  |

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