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Idled Facilities and Respective Carrying Values Excluding Equipment and Other Assets (Detail) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Bed | Jun. 10, 2016 Bed | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 89,300 | 112 |
Prairie Correctional Facility |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 1,600 |  |
Date Idled |  | 2010 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ |  | $ 17,358 |  | $ 17,961
Huerfano County Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 752 |  |
Date Idled |  | 2010 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ |  | $ 17,718 |  | 18,276
Diamondback Correctional Facility |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 2,160 |  |
Date Idled |  | 2010 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ |  | $ 41,914 |  | 43,030
Southeast Kentucky Correctional Facility |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity | [1] | 656 |  |
Date Idled | [1] | 2012 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ | [1] | $ 22,820 |  | 23,270
Marion Adjustment Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 826 |  |
Date Idled |  | 2013 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ |  | $ 12,238 |  | 12,536
Lee Adjustment Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 816 |  |
Date Idled |  | 2015 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ |  | $ 10,466 |  | 10,840
Kit Carson Correctional Center |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 1,488 |  |
Date Idled |  | 2016 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ |  | $ 58,884 |  | 60,039
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 8,298 |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ |  | $ 181,398 |  | $ 185,952
[1] | Formerly known as the Otter Creek Correctional Center.

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