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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Schedule of Financial Instruments Having Difference Between Carrying Amount and Fair Value | At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no material differences between the carrying amounts and the estimated fair values of CoreCivic's financial instruments, other than as follows (in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
|  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
Note receivable from Agecroft Prison Management, LTD |  | $ | 2,805 |  |  | $ | 3,767 |  |  | $ | 2,989 |  |  | $ | 3,949 |
Debt |  | $ | (2,297,529 | ) |  | $ | (2,183,779 | ) |  | $ | (1,986,865 | ) |  | $ | (1,964,366 | )

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