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Real Estate Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Facility Bed | Sep. 15, 2020 Bed | May 26, 2020 USD ($) Bed | Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($) Bed | Jan. 02, 2020 USD ($) Property shares | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Facility Bed | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Facility Bed | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Facility Bed | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Facility Bed | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Bed | 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 | $ 2,703,475 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,703,475 | $ 2,703,475 |  |  |  | $ 2,703,475 |  | $ 2,700,107 |
Operating Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 347,927 |  |  | $ 368,735 | 1,063,169 | $ 1,060,246 |  |
Impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 805 |  | $ 500 |  | $ 13,058 | 4,706 |  |
Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed | 72,000 |  |  |  |  | 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 |  |  |  | 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 |  |  |  | 240 |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 3,100 |  | $ 500 |  |  | $ 3,100 | $ 3,100 |  |  |  | $ 3,100 |  |  |
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 |  |  |  | 430 |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 9,200 |  |  |  |  | $ 9,200 | $ 9,200 |  |  |  | $ 9,200 |  |  |
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100 |  |  | $ 1,900 | $ 6,100 | $ 5,400 |  |
Idle Facilities | Community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 13,700 |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700 | $ 13,700 |  |  |  | $ 13,700 |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed | 939 |  |  | 92 |  | 939 | 939 |  |  |  | 939 |  |  |
Gross sales price |  |  |  | $ 1,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cimarron Correctional Facility | Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  | 1,692 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Carrying Value | $ 73,300 |  |  |  |  | $ 73,300 | $ 73,300 |  |  |  | $ 73,300 |  |  |
Management agreement commencing date |  | Sep. 15, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial term of management contract |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duration of unlimited extension option |  | 24 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tulsa Transitional Center | Covid-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed | 390 |  |  |  |  | 390 | 390 |  |  |  | 390 |  |  |
Oklahoma City Transitional Center | Covid-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of closure bed | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Turley Residential Center in Oklahoma |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of closure bed | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 289 |
South Texas Family Residential Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management contract, expiration date |  |  |  |  |  | 2026-09 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right-of-use asset | $ 116,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 116,000 | $ 116,000 |  |  |  | $ 116,000 |  |  |
Maximum | South Texas Family Residential Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Facility | 2,400 |  |  |  |  | 2,400 | 2,400 |  |  |  | 2,400 |  |  |
Minimum | South Texas Family Residential Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement notice period for termination |  |  |  |  |  | 60 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable | $ 149,700 |  |  |  |  | $ 149,700 | $ 149,700 |  |  |  | $ 149,700 |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 51,500 |  |  |
Class A Common interest shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting control |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | $ 81,600 |  |  |  |  | $ 81,600 | $ 81,600 |  |  |  | $ 81,600 |  |  |

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