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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, 2016 USD ($) Bed | Sep. 30, 2016 Bed | Jun. 10, 2016 Bed | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 27, 2015 Bed
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 89,700 |  | 112 |  | 600
Prairie Correctional Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 1,600 |  |  |  |
Date Idled |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ |  | $ 17,071 |  |  | $ 17,961 |
Huerfano County Correctional Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 752 |  |  |  |
Date Idled |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ |  | $ 17,542 |  |  | 18,276 |
Diamondback Correctional Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 2,160 |  |  |  |
Date Idled |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ |  | $ 41,539 |  |  | 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] | $ 22,618 |  |  | 23,270 |
Marion Adjustment Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 826 |  |  |  |
Date Idled |  | 2013 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ |  | $ 12,135 |  |  | 12,536 |
Lee Adjustment Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 816 |  |  |  |
Date Idled |  | 2015 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ |  | $ 10,342 |  |  | 10,840 |
Kit Carson Correctional Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 1,488 | 1,488 |  |  |
Date Idled |  | 2016 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ |  | $ 58,819 |  |  | 60,039 |
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Design Capacity |  | 8,298 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value | $ |  | $ 180,066 |  |  | $ 185,952 |
[1] | Formerly known as the Otter Creek Correctional Center.

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