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Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Nov. 01, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Apr. 08, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 40,927 |  | $ 38,386 |  |
Avalon Correctional Services, Inc |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  | $ 119,200
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 18,500
Total identifiable assets |  |  |  |  | 137,700
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 19,800
Total consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 157,500
Correctional Management, Inc |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Tangible current assets and liabilities, net |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |
Property and equipment |  |  |  | 29,200 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 1,500 |
Total identifiable assets |  |  |  | 31,700 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 3,300 |
Total consideration |  |  |  | $ 35,000 |
Time to Change, Inc. and Center Point, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Tangible current assets and liabilities, net |  | $ 900 |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | 19,700 |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 3,900 |  |  |
Total identifiable assets |  | 24,500 |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 2,800 |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 27,300 |  |  |

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