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Real Estate Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Facility Bed | May 26, 2020 USD ($) Bed | Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($) Bed | Jan. 02, 2020 USD ($) Property shares | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Bed | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Facility Bed | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 24, 2018 Bed
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [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 |  |  |  | $ 52,217 |  |  |
Conversion holding period of operating partnership units |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating partnership units description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | one-for-one basis |  |  |
Purchase price, net tangible assets |  |  |  | $ 77,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  | 7,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, tenant improvements |  |  |  | $ 4,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | $ 2,725,179 |  |  |  | $ 2,725,179 |  |  | $ 2,725,179 |  | $ 2,700,107 |
Operating Expense |  |  |  |  | 352,927 |  | $ 345,679 | 715,242 | $ 691,511 |  |
Impairment charge |  |  |  |  | $ 11,717 | $ 500 | 4,706 | $ 12,253 | 4,706 |  |
Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed | 72,000 |  |  |  | 72,000 |  |  | 72,000 |  |  |
Community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed | 5,000 |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |
Idled Correctional Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Idled Non-Core Facilities | Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed | 240 | 200 |  |  | 240 |  |  | 240 |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 3,200 | $ 500 |  |  | $ 3,200 |  |  | $ 3,200 |  |  |
Gross sales price |  | $ 3,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of facility |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Idled Residential Reentry Facility | Oklahoma |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,800 |  |  |
Idled Residential Reentry Facility | CoreCivic Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed | 430 |  |  |  | 430 |  |  | 430 |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 9,200 |  |  |  | $ 9,200 |  |  | $ 9,200 |  |  |
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Expense |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  | $ 1,700 | $ 4,000 | $ 3,600 |  |
Idle Facilities | Community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  |  | 92 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 11,300 |  |  |  | $ 11,300 |  |  | $ 11,300 |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed | 549 |  |  |  | 549 |  |  | 549 |  |  |
Gross sales price |  |  | $ 1,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tulsa Transitional Center | Covid-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 2,400 |  |  |  | $ 2,400 |  |  | $ 2,400 |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed | 390 |  |  |  | 390 |  |  | 390 |  |  |
Idle Cimarron Correctional Facility | Covid-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed | 1,692 |  |  |  | 1,692 |  |  | 1,692 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 73,300 |  |  |  | $ 73,300 |  |  | $ 73,300 |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable | $ 150,300 |  |  |  | $ 150,300 |  |  | $ 150,300 |  |  |
Construction receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 137,700 |
Kansas Department Of Corrections |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,432
Construction of new facility commencement description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Construction of the facility commenced in the first quarter of 2018, and construction was completed in January 2020, |  |  |
Newly Formed Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | Property |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GRES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed on acquisition of property |  |  |  | $ 51,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A Common interest shares issued | shares |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting control |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | $ 81,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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