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Real Estate Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) shares in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 29, 2021 USD ($) Property | Jun. 25, 2021 USD ($) ft² | May 28, 2021 USD ($) Property | May 24, 2021 USD ($) ft² | Dec. 23, 2020 USD ($) Property | Sep. 30, 2020 Facility Bed | Jan. 02, 2020 USD ($) Property shares | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) Bed Property | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Bed | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) ft² Facility Bed | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Bed | Apr. 30, 2021 Bed | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 Bed
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | Property |  |  |  |  | 28 |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of real estate |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 83,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments to acquire properties |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed on acquisition of property |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 52,200,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 52,217,000 |  |  |
Conversion holding period of operating partnership units |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating partnership units description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | one-for-one basis |  |  |  |
Purchase price, net tangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 77,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, identifiable intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, tenant improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties sold | Property | 1 |  | 2 |  | 42 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investment property aggregate selling price | $ 253,000,000.0 |  | $ 73,000,000.0 |  | $ 106,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds after the repayment of debt | $ 76,400,000 |  | $ 46,200,000 |  | 27,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss on sale properties, after recognizing tax protection payments |  |  |  |  | $ 17,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,318,161,000 |  |  | $ 2,318,161,000 |  |  | $ 2,350,272,000 |
Net gain (loss) on sale of properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 333,070,000 |  | $ 352,927,000 | 665,954,000 | 715,242,000 |  |  |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,866,000 |  | $ 11,717,000 | $ 4,174,000 | $ 12,253,000 |  |  |
Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,000 |  |  | 70,000 |  |  |  |
Community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |
Idle Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties sold | Property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Idled Correctional Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Idled Non-Core Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net gain (loss) on sale of properties |  |  |  | $ (200,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net carrying value |  | $ 2,000,000.0 |  | $ 800,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of properties sold | ft² |  | 18,000 |  | 12,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from sale of properties |  | $ 1,800,000 |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Idled Non-Core Facilities | Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240 |  |  | 240 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 3,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Idled Residential Reentry Facility | CoreCivic Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Net carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,300,000 |  |  | $ 6,300,000 |  |  |  |
Area of facilities | ft² |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  |
Idle Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the facility | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  | 60 | 90 |  |
Operating Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000.0 |  | $ 1,900,000 | $ 4,100,000 | $ 3,700,000 |  |  |
Idle Facilities | Community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facility | Facility |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,600,000 |  |  | $ 13,600,000 |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 740 |  |  | 740 |  |  |  |
Tulsa Transitional Center | Covid-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed |  |  |  |  |  | 390 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oklahoma City Transitional Center | Covid-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  | 200 |  |  |
Turley Residential Center in Oklahoma |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds at the center | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 289
GRES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | Property |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of real estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Class A Common interest shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting control |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,300,000 |  |  | 6,300,000 |  |  |  |
GRES | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to equity upon termination of partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
GRES | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to equity upon termination of partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000.0 |  |  |  |

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