Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 53,676	$ 32,463
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	27,229	32,418
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,885 and $4,183, respectively	380,072	430,982
Contract receivable, current portion	5,703	11,199
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33,393	40,716
Total current assets	500,073	547,778
Restricted Cash and Investments	40,970	30,923
Property and Equipment, Net	2,126,438	2,144,722
Assets Held for Sale	9,521	6,059
Contract Receivable	368,887	360,647
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	121,805	121,527
Deferred Income Tax Assets	36,278	36,278
Goodwill	776,364	776,356
Intangible Assets, Net	193,265	210,070
Other Non-Current Assets	74,234	83,174
Total Assets	4,247,835	4,317,534
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	91,955	99,232
Accrued payroll and related taxes	64,812	54,672
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	212,127	191,608
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	27,910	26,208
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	25,073	24,208
Total current liabilities	421,877	395,928
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	19,254	19,254
Other Non-Current Liabilities	121,525	88,526
Operating Lease Liabilities	96,675	97,291
Finance Lease Liabilities	2,979	2,954
Long-Term Debt	2,343,342	2,408,297
Non-Recourse Debt	309,899	309,236
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 187,500,000 shares authorized, 126,151,365 and 125,435,573 issued and 121,339,110 121,225,319 outstanding, respectively	1,262	1,254
Additional paid-in capital	1,257,176	1,230,865
Distributions in excess of earnings	(193,345)	(119,779)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(27,073)	(20,335)
Treasury stock, 4,812,255 and 4,210,254 shares, at cost, respectively	(104,737)	(95,175)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	933,283	996,830
Noncontrolling interests	(999)	(782)
Total shareholders’ equity	932,284	996,048
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,247,835	$ 4,317,534