INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

7.	INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATE

CoreCivic has a 50% ownership interest in APM, an entity holding the management contract for a correctional facility, HM Prison Forest Bank, under a 25-year prison management contract with an agency of the United Kingdom government. CoreCivic has determined that its joint venture investment in APM represents a variable interest entity ("VIE") in accordance with ASC 810, "Consolidation" of which CoreCivic is not the primary beneficiary. The Forest Bank facility, located in Salford, England, was previously constructed and owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of CoreCivic, which was sold in April 2001. All gains and losses under the joint venture are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. During 2000, CoreCivic extended a working capital loan to APM, which has an outstanding balance of $3.1 million as of December 31, 2017.

For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, equity in losses of the joint venture was $62,000, $41,000, and $126,000, respectively. The equity in losses and earnings of the joint venture is included in other (income) expense in the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2017, CoreCivic's equity investment in APM was $0.2 million and is reported in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The outstanding working capital loan of $3.1 million, combined with the $0.2 million investment in APM, represents CoreCivic's maximum exposure to loss in connection with APM.