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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Oct. 06, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings outstanding under credit facility |  |  |  | $ 417,000,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility letters of credit outstanding |  |  |  | 6,900,000 |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | 1,429,500,000 | $ 1,455,000,000 |
Term Loan Due in July 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000
Total debt |  |  |  | $ 87,500,000 |  |
Debt maturity date |  |  |  | Jul. 31, 2020 |  |
Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 325,000,000 |  |  |
Debt maturity date |  |  | Apr. 01, 2020 | Apr. 01, 2020 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.125% | 4.125% |  |
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |
Debt maturity date |  |  | May 01, 2023 | May 01, 2023 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.625% | 4.625% |  |
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Senior Notes 5.0% Due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity date | Oct. 15, 2022 |  |  | Oct. 15, 2022 |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.00% |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Amended Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit interest on outstanding borrowings |  |  |  | At CoreCivic's option, interest on outstanding borrowings under the $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility is based on either a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% or at the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% based on CoreCivic's then-current leverage ratio. |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 900,000,000 |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, aggregate principal amount of additional borrowing |  | 350,000,000 |  |  |  |
Sublimit swing line loans |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage of commitment fee to unfunded balance |  |  |  | 0.35% |  |
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 476,100,000 |  |
Sublimit for issuance of standby letters of credit |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiary secured by pledge under Revolving Credit Facilities |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |
Amended Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |
Amended Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Amended Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |
Amended Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |
Amended Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Amended Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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