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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 20, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jan. 02, 2020 USD ($) Property shares | Jul. 17, 2018 USD ($) Property | Sep. 15, 2017 USD ($) Property | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Property $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | Property |  |  | 12 | 4 |  | 15 |
Purchase price of real estate |  |  | $ 12,000 | $ 8,700 |  |  |
Debt assumed on acquisition of property |  |  |  |  |  | $ 157,280 |
Dividends declared on common stock, per share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 1.76 | $ 1.72 | $ 1.68
Restricted stock based awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic to certain of its employees and non-employee directors |  |  |  |  | $ 20,100 | $ 20,500 |
Restricted stock based awards | Employees And Non Employee Directors |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic | shares |  |  |  |  | 934,000 | 945,000 |
Restricted stock based awards | Officers And Executive Officers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | Property |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of real estate |  | $ 83,200 |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments to acquire properties |  | 7,700 |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed on acquisition of property |  | $ 52,200 |  |  |  |  |
Limited partnership units issued | shares |  | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Conversion period of limited partnership units |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 4.90% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument fixed monthly payment maturity period |  | Nov. 30, 2025 |  |  |  |  |
Balloon payment |  | $ 46,200 |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared on common stock, per share | $ / shares | $ 0.44 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payable Date | Apr. 15, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Record Date | Apr. 01, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Restricted stock based awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic to certain of its employees and non-employee directors | $ 20,700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Restricted stock based awards | Employees And Non Employee Directors |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic | shares | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Restricted stock based awards | Officers And Executive Officers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic | shares | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Restricted stock based awards | Other Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic | shares | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Newly Formed Partnership | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | Property |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |

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