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LEASES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] |
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments | The expense incurred for all operating leases, inclusive of short-term and variable leases, but exclusive of the non-lease food services component of the South Texas Family Residential Center lease, was $34.9 million, $34.8 million, and $30.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The cash payments for operating leases are reflected as cash flows from operating activities on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows and cash payments for financing leases are reflected as cash flows from financing activities. Future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2020 for the Company's operating lease liabilities, inclusive of $165.3 million of payments expected to be made under the cancelable lease at the South Texas facility (excluding the non-lease food services component), are as follows (in thousands):
2021 |  | $ | 33,220 |
2022 |  |  | 32,476 |
2023 |  |  | 32,068 |
2024 |  |  | 31,994 |
2025 |  |  | 31,967 |
Thereafter |  |  | 39,290 |
Total future minimum lease payments |  |  | 201,015 |
Less amount representing interest |  |  | (34,600 | )
Total present value of minimum lease payments |  | $ | 166,415 |
Schedule of Future Undiscounted Cash Flows to be Received from Third-Party Lessees for Company's Operating Leases and Finance Leases | Future undiscounted cash flows to be received from third-party lessees as of December 31, 2020 for the Company's operating and finance leases, including those associated with the three properties held for sale at December 31, 2020, as further described in Note 6, are as follows (in thousands)
2021 |  | $ | 85,783 |
2022 |  |  | 80,306 |
2023 |  |  | 80,734 |
2024 |  |  | 81,235 |
2025 |  |  | 81,262 |
Thereafter |  |  | 588,364 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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