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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Declared Common Stock Dividends | During 2016 and the first nine months of 2017, CoreCivic's Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends on its common stock:
Declaration Date |  | Record Date |  | Payable Date |  | Per Share |
February 19, 2016 |  | April 1, 2016 |  | April 15, 2016 |  | $ | 0.54 |
May 12, 2016 |  | July 1, 2016 |  | July 15, 2016 |  | $ | 0.54 |
August 11, 2016 |  | October 3, 2016 |  | October 17, 2016 |  | $ | 0.54 |
December 8, 2016 |  | January 3, 2017 |  | January 13, 2017 |  | $ | 0.42 |
February 17, 2017 |  | April 3, 2017 |  | April 17, 2017 |  | $ | 0.42 |
May 11, 2017 |  | July 3, 2017 |  | July 17, 2017 |  | $ | 0.42 |
August 10, 2017 |  | October 2, 2017 |  | October 16, 2017 |  | $ | 0.42 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of all or some of the information related to dividends declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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