Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 289,391	$ 283,524
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	29,317	26,740
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,334 and $4,183, respectively	346,817	362,668
Contract receivable, current portion	6,357	6,283
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	29,081	32,108
Total current assets	700,963	711,323
Restricted Cash and Investments	39,924	37,338
Property and Equipment, Net	2,114,058	2,122,195
Assets Held for Sale	6,926	9,108
Contract Receivable	389,713	396,647
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net	125,269	124,727
Deferred Income Tax Assets	36,604	36,604
Goodwill	755,244	755,250
Intangible Assets, Net	182,481	187,747
Other Non-Current Assets	76,265	79,187
Total Assets	4,427,447	4,460,126
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	84,469	85,861
Accrued payroll and related taxes	87,466	67,797
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	195,763	202,378
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	28,223	29,080
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	27,135	26,180
Total current liabilities	423,056	411,296
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities	30,726	30,726
Other Non-Current Liabilities	114,521	115,555
Operating Lease Liabilities	103,491	101,375
Finance Lease Liabilities	2,890	2,988
Long-Term Debt	2,494,987	2,561,881
Non-Recourse Debt	317,603	324,223
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, 127,154,970 and 126,153,173 issued and 122,302,598 and 121,318,175 outstanding, respectively	1,272	1,262
Additional paid-in capital	1,268,027	1,262,267
Distributions in excess of earnings	(202,834)	(222,892)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,110)	(22,589)
Treasury stock, 4,852,372 and 4,834,998 shares, at cost, respectively	(105,099)	(104,946)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.	941,256	913,102
Noncontrolling interests	(1,083)	(1,020)
Total shareholders’ equity	940,173	912,082
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 4,427,447	$ 4,460,126