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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, 2017 USD ($) Bed | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Prairie Correctional Facility |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 1,600 |
Date Idled | 2010 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 16,315 | $ 17,071
Huerfano County Correctional Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 752 |
Date Idled | 2010 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 17,060 | 17,542
Diamondback Correctional Facility |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 2,160 |
Date Idled | 2010 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 40,571 | 41,539
Southeast Kentucky Correctional Facility |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 656 |
Date Idled | 2012 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 22,074 | 22,618
Marion Adjustment Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 826 |
Date Idled | 2013 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 12,161 | 12,135
Lee Adjustment Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 816 |
Date Idled | 2015 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 10,565 | 10,342
Kit Carson Correctional Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 1,488 |
Date Idled | 2016 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 57,505 | 58,819
Eden Detention Center |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 1,422 |
Date Idled | 2017 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 40,072 | 41,269
Idle Facilities |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |
Design Capacity | Bed | 9,720 |
Net Carrying Value | $ | $ 216,323 | $ 221,335

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