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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported on the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
|  | September 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 56,551 |  |  | $ | 107,487 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 15,224 |  |  |  | 14,623 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows |  | $ | 71,775 |  |  | $ | 122,110 |
Schedule of Financial Instruments Having Difference Between Carrying Amount and Fair Value | At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 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):
|  | September 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
|  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
Debt |  | $ | (1,053,364 | ) |  | $ | (1,068,759 | ) |  | $ | (997,380 | ) |  | $ | (1,005,425 | )

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