CoreCivic (CXW) 10-Q 6 Aug 19 2019 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 01, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	CXW
Entity Registrant Name	CoreCivic, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001070985
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		119,095,550
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity File Number	001-16109
Entity Tax Identification Number	62-1763875
Entity Address, Address Line One	5501 VIRGINIA WAY
Entity Address, City or Town	BRENTWOOD
Entity Address, State or Province	TN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	37027
City Area Code	615
Local Phone Number	263-3000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Former Address
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	10 Burton Hills Blvd.
Entity Address, City or Town	Nashville
Entity Address, State or Province	TN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	37215

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 56,745	$ 52,802
Restricted cash	30,150	21,335
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,458 and $2,542, respectively	272,423	270,597
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,791	28,791
Total current assets	392,109	373,525
Real estate and related assets:
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,473,260 and $1,516,664, respectively	2,824,029	2,830,589
Other real estate assets	242,073	247,223
Goodwill	48,169	48,169
Non-current deferred tax assets	18,858	14,947
Other assets	213,653	141,207
Total assets	3,738,891	3,655,660
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	330,449	352,275
Current portion of long-term debt, net	341,152	14,121
Total current liabilities	671,601	366,396
Long-term debt, net	1,569,118	1,787,555
Deferred revenue	19,286	26,102
Other liabilities	96,295	60,548
Total liabilities	2,356,300	2,240,601
Commitments and contingencies
Preferred stock – $0.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	0	0
Common stock – $0.01 par value; 300,000 shares authorized; 119,096 and 118,674 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,191	1,187
Additional paid-in capital	1,812,611	1,807,202
Accumulated deficit	(431,211)	(393,330)
Total stockholders' equity	1,382,591	1,415,059
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,738,891	$ 3,655,660

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts receivable, allowance	$ 2,458	$ 2,542
Accumulated depreciation	$ 1,473,260	$ 1,516,664
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	119,096,000	118,674,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	119,096,000	118,674,000

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
REVENUES	$ 490,294		$ 449,929		$ 974,358	$ 890,845
EXPENSES:
Operating	345,679		320,539		691,511	639,690
General and administrative	33,364		27,538		62,809	52,509
Depreciation and amortization	35,591		38,560		71,114	76,649
Asset impairments	4,706		1,580		4,706	1,580
Costs and Expenses, Total	419,340		388,217		830,140	770,428
OPERATING INCOME	70,954		61,712		144,218	120,417
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net	20,662		19,038		42,098	38,074
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions			1,016			1,016
Other (income) expense	(258)		33		(254)	(10)
Total non-operating expense (income)	20,404		20,087		41,844	39,080
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	50,550		41,625		102,374	81,337
Income tax expense	(1,972)		(2,428)		(4,456)	(4,363)
NET INCOME	$ 48,578	$ 49,340	$ 39,197	$ 37,777	$ 97,918	$ 76,974
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE	$ 0.41		$ 0.33		$ 0.82	$ 0.65
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE	$ 0.41		$ 0.33		$ 0.82	$ 0.65

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 97,918	$ 76,974
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	71,114	76,649
Asset impairments	4,706	1,580
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other non-cash interest	1,712	1,705
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions		1,016
Deferred income taxes	(3,911)	1,283
Non-cash revenue and other income	(5,889)	(8,634)
Non-cash equity compensation	8,068	7,466
Other expenses and non-cash items	5,958	3,219
Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets	(5,840)	23,182
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(12,560)	2,045
Income taxes payable	5,346	(2,834)
Net cash provided by operating activities	166,622	183,651
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Expenditures for facility development and expansions	(84,819)	(13,164)
Expenditures for other capital improvements	(23,545)	(30,966)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(38,579)	(50,459)
Proceeds from sale of assets	4,273	149
Increase in other assets	(3,408)	(1,653)
Net cash used in investing activities	(146,078)	(96,093)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of debt and borrowings from credit facility	349,144	558,521
Scheduled principal repayments	(5,772)	(2,981)
Other principal repayments of debt	(236,000)	(506,500)
Payment of debt issuance and other refinancing and related costs	(93)	(5,337)
Payment of lease obligations for financing leases	(268)	(803)
Contingent consideration for acquisition of businesses	(7,398)	(1,500)
Dividends paid	(104,744)	(102,066)
Purchase and retirement of common stock	(3,530)	(2,544)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	875
Net cash used in financing activities	(7,786)	(63,210)
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	12,758	24,348
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	74,137	52,183
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	86,895	76,531
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Establishment of right of use assets and lease liabilities	83,064
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest (net of amounts capitalized of $2.7 million and $0.1 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively)	41,000	33,758
Income taxes paid	$ 3,198	$ 7,591

Consolidated Statements of Ca_2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Interest, capitalized interest	$ 2.7	$ 0.1

Consolidated Statement of Stock

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 1,451,608	$ 1,182	$ 1,794,713	$ (344,287)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		118,204
Comprehensive income
Net income	37,777			37,777
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax	(2,028)				$ (2,028)
Total comprehensive income	35,749			37,777	(2,028)
Retirement of common stock	(2,525)	$ (1)	(2,524)
Retirement of common stock (in shares)		(117)
Dividends declared on common stock	(51,533)			(51,533)
Restricted stock compensation, net of forfeitures	3,486		3,486
Restricted stock grants		$ 4	(4)
Restricted stock grants (in shares)		457
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standard	(2,575)			(2,575)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	1,434,210	$ 1,185	1,795,671	(360,618)	(2,028)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		118,544
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	1,451,608	$ 1,182	1,794,713	(344,287)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		118,204
Comprehensive income
Net income	76,974
Balance at Jun. 30, 2018	1,427,918	$ 1,185	1,799,632	(372,899)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		118,548
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	1,434,210	$ 1,185	1,795,671	(360,618)	(2,028)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		118,544
Comprehensive income
Net income	39,197			39,197
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax	2,028				2,028
Total comprehensive income	41,225			39,197	$ 2,028
Retirement of common stock	(19)		(19)
Retirement of common stock (in shares)		(1)
Dividends declared on common stock	(51,478)			(51,478)
Restricted stock compensation, net of forfeitures	3,980		3,980
Restricted stock grants (in shares)		5
Balance at Jun. 30, 2018	1,427,918	$ 1,185	1,799,632	(372,899)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		118,548
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	1,415,059	$ 1,187	1,807,202	(393,330)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		118,674
Comprehensive income
Net income	49,340			49,340
Retirement of common stock	(3,070)	$ (1)	(3,069)
Retirement of common stock (in shares)		(143)
Dividends declared on common stock	(52,994)			(52,994)
Restricted stock compensation, net of forfeitures	3,812		3,812
Restricted stock grants		$ 5	(5)
Restricted stock grants (in shares)		521
Stock options exercised	207		207
Stock options exercised ( in shares)		16
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standard	(29,940)			(29,940)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	1,382,414	$ 1,191	1,808,147	(426,924)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		119,068
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	1,415,059	$ 1,187	1,807,202	(393,330)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		118,674
Comprehensive income
Net income	97,918
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	1,382,591	$ 1,191	1,812,611	(431,211)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		119,096
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	1,382,414	$ 1,191	1,808,147	(426,924)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		119,068
Comprehensive income
Net income	48,578			48,578
Retirement of common stock	(460)		(460)
Retirement of common stock (in shares)		(21)
Dividends declared on common stock	(52,865)			(52,865)
Restricted stock compensation, net of forfeitures	4,256		4,256
Restricted stock grants (in shares)		3
Stock options exercised	668		668
Stock options exercised ( in shares)		46
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1,382,591	$ 1,191	$ 1,812,611	$ (431,211)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		119,096

Consolidated Statement of Sto_2

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Dividends declared on common stock, per share	$ 0.44	$ 0.44	$ 0.43	$ 0.43

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS	1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS CoreCivic, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "CoreCivic") is the nation's largest owner of partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States. The Company also believes it is the largest private owner of real estate used by U.S. government agencies. Through three segments, CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties, the Company provides a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a growing network of residential reentry centers to help address America's recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. As of June 30, 2019, through its CoreCivic Safety segment, the Company operated 51 correctional and detention facilities, 44 of which the Company owned, with a total design capacity of approximately 73,000 beds. Through its CoreCivic Community segment, the Company owned and operated 27 residential reentry centers with a total design capacity of approximately 5,000 beds. In addition, through its CoreCivic Properties segment, the Company owned 27 properties leased to third parties and used by government agencies, totaling 2.3 million square feet. In addition to providing fundamental residential services, CoreCivic's correctional, detention, and reentry facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. These services are intended to help reduce recidivism and to prepare offenders for their successful reentry into society upon their release. CoreCivic also provides or makes available to offenders certain health care (including medical, dental, and mental health services), food services, and work and recreational programs. CoreCivic began operating as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") effective January 1, 2013. The Company provides services and conducts other business activities through taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRSs"). A TRS is a subsidiary of a REIT that is subject to applicable corporate income tax and certain qualification requirements. The Company's use of TRSs permits CoreCivic to engage in certain business activities in which the REIT may not engage directly, so long as these activities are conducted in entities that elect to be treated as TRSs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and enable CoreCivic to, among other things, provide correctional services at facilities it owns and at facilities owned by its government partners. A TRS is not subject to the distribution requirements applicable to REITs so it may retain income generated by its operations for reinvestment.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMA

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for the unaudited interim periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for the full fiscal year. Reference is made to the audited financial statements of CoreCivic included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 25, 2019 (the "2018 Form 10-K") with respect to certain significant accounting and financial reporting policies as well as other pertinent information of the Company. Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated balance sheets in 2018 to conform to the current year presentation. Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Lease Adoption In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)", which requires lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current accounting requirements. ASU 2016-02 also eliminates current real estate-specific provisions for all entities. For lessors, the ASU modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases. For finance leases and operating leases, a lessee should recognize on the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments and a right-of-use ("ROU") asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, with each initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. For public reporting entities such as CoreCivic, guidance in ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption of the ASU is permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, "Targeted Improvements – Leases (Topic 842)", which permits entities to adopt a new transition method whereby the modified retrospective transition method would allow companies to recognize the cumulative-effect adjustment in the period of adoption rather than the earliest period presented and continue to apply the legacy guidance in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 840, "Leases", in the comparative periods presented. Further, ASU 2018-11 also allows entities to elect, by class of underlying asset, to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease components when certain criteria are met. Adoption results in an increase in long-term assets and liabilities for leases where the Company is the lessee. CoreCivic adopted ASU 2016-02 and ASU 2018-11, cumulatively ("ASC 842"), on January 1, 2019. The Company elected the modified retrospective transition method and recognized the cumulative-effect adjustment resulting from adoption of ASC 842 in the first quarter of 2019. CoreCivic also elected to adopt the package of available practical expedients that permits lessees and lessors to not reassess certain items, including whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, lease classification of any expired or existing leases, and initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. In addition, the Company made an accounting policy election to apply the "short-term lease exception" permitted by ASC 842 for all classes of underlying assets. With the exception of the South Texas Family Residential Center lease, as further described hereafter, the Company also elected the practical expedient that permits lessees to make an accounting policy election to account for each separate lease component of a contract and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component. Prior to the adoption of ASC 842, a portion of the rental payments for the South Texas Family Residential Center was classified as depreciation and interest expense in accordance with ASC 840-40-55, formerly Emerging Issues Task Force No. 97-10, "The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction." Upon adoption of ASC 842, all rental payments associated with this lease are classified as operating expenses. Upon adoption of ASC 842, CoreCivic recognized a ROU asset and a lease liability of $82.9 million for all operating leases identified by the Company as applicable under the guidance of ASC 842, including the lease for the South Texas Family Residential Center. For those operating leases that contain renewal options, the Company included the renewal period in the lease terms, and the related payments are reflected in the ROU asset and lease liability, when it is reasonably certain that a renewal option will be exercised. The ROU asset, amounting to $69.5 million at June 30, 2019, is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, while the current portion of the lease liability, amounting to $28.5 million at June 30, 2019, is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and the long-term portion of the liability, amounting to $41.2 million at June 30, 2019, is included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company also recognized a net charge of approximately $29.9 million to accumulated deficit upon adoption of ASC 842. CoreCivic leases land and buildings from third-party lessors for multiple properties under operating leases that expire over varying dates through 2023. CoreCivic leases the South Texas Family Residential Center and the site upon which it was constructed from a third-party lessor. CoreCivic's lease agreement with the lessor is over a base period concurrent with an inter-governmental service agreement ("IGSA") with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") which was amended in October 2016 to extend the term of the agreement through September 2021. However, ICE can terminate the IGSA for convenience or non-appropriation of funds, without penalty, by providing CoreCivic with at least a 60-day notice. In the event CoreCivic cancels the lease with the third-party lessor prior to its expiration as a result of the termination of the IGSA by ICE for convenience, and if CoreCivic is unable to reach an agreement for the continued use of the facility within 90 days from the termination date, CoreCivic is required to pay a termination fee to the third-party lessor based on the termination date, currently equal to $7.0 million and declining to zero by October 2020. Under provisions of ASC 842, CoreCivic determined that the South Texas Family Residential Center lease with the third-party lessor includes a non-lease component for food services representing 44% of the consideration paid under the lease. The expense incurred for all operating leases, inclusive of short-term and variable leases, was $8.5 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was $17.2 million and $15.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The cash payments for operating leases are reflected as cash flows from operating activities on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows and cash payments for financing leases are reflected as cash flows from financing activities. Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 for the Company's operating lease liabilities, inclusive of $64.2 million of payments expected to be made under the cancelable lease at the South Texas facility (excluding the non-lease food services component), are as follows (in thousands): 2019 (remainder) $ 15,736 2020 31,304 2021 22,856 2022 1,430 2023 895 Thereafter 2,448 Total future minimum lease payments 74,669 Less amount representing interest (4,999 ) Total present value of minimum lease payments $ 69,670 In addition, through its CoreCivic Properties segment, the Company owns 27 properties leased to third parties and used by government agencies under operating leases that expire over varying dates through 2034, some of which contain renewal options. 2019 (remainder) $ 37,663 2020 74,952 2021 68,669 2022 62,324 2023 59,886 Thereafter 416,037 Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Other In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," which will change how entities measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The ASU will replace the current "incurred loss" approach with an "expected loss" model for instruments measured at amortized cost. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, contract assets, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking "expected loss" model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The ASU is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of this ASU to determine the potential impact on its financial statements. However, the Company does not currently expect the new standard will have a material impact on its financial statements. Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the SEC did not, or are not expected to, have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position. Fair Value of Financial Instruments To meet the reporting requirements of ASC 825, "Financial Instruments", regarding fair value of financial instruments, CoreCivic calculates the estimated fair value of financial instruments using market interest rates, quoted market prices of similar instruments, or discounted cash flow techniques with observable Level 1 inputs for publicly traded debt and Level 2 inputs for all other financial instruments, as defined in ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement". At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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): June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value Note receivable from Agecroft Prison Management, LTD $ 2,877 $ 3,921 $ 2,887 $ 4,037 Debt $ (1,922,167 ) $ (1,897,824 ) $ (1,814,795 ) $ (1,744,045 )

GOODWILL

GOODWILL	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
GOODWILL	3. GOODWILL ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test of Goodwill Impairment", establishes accounting and reporting requirements for goodwill and other intangible assets. Goodwill was $48.2 million as of both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Of this amount, goodwill was $7.9 million as of both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 for the Company's CoreCivic Safety segment, and was $40.3 million as of both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 for its CoreCivic Community segment. This goodwill was established in connection with multiple business combination transactions. Under the provisions of ASU 2017-04, CoreCivic performs a qualitative assessment to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing a quantitative impairment test is not necessary. If a quantitative test is required, CoreCivic performs an assessment to identify the existence of impairment and to measure the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value by using a combination of various common valuation techniques, including market multiples and discounted cash flows. These impairment tests are required to be performed at least annually. CoreCivic performs its impairment tests during the fourth quarter, in connection with its annual budgeting process and whenever circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS	4. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Acquisitions On February 20, 2019, CoreCivic acquired the South Raleigh Reentry Center, a 60-bed residential reentry center in Raleigh, North Carolina, for $0.9 million, excluding transaction-related expenses. In connection with the acquisition, CoreCivic provides reentry services for both male and female residents under custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"). In allocating the purchase price of this transaction, CoreCivic recorded $0.9 million of net tangible assets. CoreCivic acquired the property as a strategic investment that further expands the Company's network of residential reentry centers. On May 6, 2019, CoreCivic acquired a 36,520-square foot office building in Detroit, Michigan, for $7.2 million, excluding transaction-related expenses, that was built-to-suit for the state of Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services ("MDHHS") in 2002. The property is 100% leased to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget ("MDTMB") on behalf of MDHHS through June 2028 and includes one six-year renewal option at the sole discretion of the MDTMB. Financing Leasing Transactions On January 24, 2018, CoreCivic entered into a 20-year lease agreement with the KDOC for a 2,432-bed correctional facility the Company is constructing in Lansing, Kansas. The new facility will replace the Lansing Correctional Facility, the State's largest correctional complex for adult male inmates, originally constructed in 1863. CoreCivic will be responsible for facility maintenance throughout the 20-year term of the lease, at which time ownership will revert to the State. Construction of the new facility commenced in the first quarter of 2018 and is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2020. CoreCivic expects to account for the lease with the KDOC as a multiple element lease with a portion of the lease payments attributable to the capital lease. In addition, portions of the lease payments will be attributable to maintenance services and capital maintenance, representing two separately valued non-lease components. As of June 30, 2019, CoreCivic has capitalized $109.3 million associated with the construction of the project. Idle Facilities As of June 30, 2019, CoreCivic had six idled correctional facilities that are currently available and being actively marketed as solutions to meet the needs of potential customers. The following table summarizes each of the idled facilities and their respective carrying values, excluding equipment and other assets that could generally be transferred and used at other facilities CoreCivic owns without significant cost (dollars in thousands) : Net Carrying Values Design Date June 30, December 31, Facility Capacity Idled 2019 2018 Prairie Correctional Facility 1,600 2010 $ 14,830 $ 15,278 Huerfano County Correctional Center 752 2010 16,340 16,660 Diamondback Correctional Facility 2,160 2010 40,588 40,962 Southeast Kentucky Correctional Facility 656 2012 20,677 21,098 Marion Adjustment Center 826 2013 11,564 11,770 Kit Carson Correctional Center 1,488 2016 54,626 55,507 7,482 $ 158,625 $ 161,275 CoreCivic also has two idled non-core facilities and one idled residential reentry facility containing an aggregate of 729 beds with an aggregate net book value of $8.3 million. CoreCivic incurred approximately $2.8 million and $3.2 million in operating expenses at the idled facilities for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. CoreCivic incurred approximately $5.9 million and $6.7 million in operating expenses at the idled facilities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. During the second quarter of 2019, CoreCivic idled one residential reentry center in Oklahoma due to declining utilization from the state of Oklahoma and the consolidation of residents into the Company's other reentry facilities located in the state. Further, the Company received notice during the second quarter of 2019 of the BOP's intent to award the rebid of a contract at one of the Company's residential reentry facilities in Arizona to another operator. The residential reentry facility in Arizona is expected to be idled in the third quarter of 2019 at the expiration of the BOP contract. As a result of the residential reentry center in Oklahoma becoming idle and the expectation that the residential reentry center in Arizona will become idle, CoreCivic tested the facilities for impairment during the second quarter of 2019. CoreCivic concluded that the residential reentry facility in Oklahoma had a recoverable value in excess of the corresponding carrying value. CoreCivic concluded that the residential reentry facility in Arizona would likely be marketed for use other than as a residential reentry facility, and therefore, recorded an asset impairment of $4.3 million to reduce the carrying value of the facility to its estimated fair value as a commercial real estate property. CoreCivic considers the cancellation of a contract as an indicator of impairment and tested each of the idled facilities for impairment when it was notified by the respective customers that they would no longer be utilizing such facility. CoreCivic updates the impairment analyses on an annual basis for each of the idled facilities and evaluates on a quarterly basis market developments for the potential utilization of each of these facilities in order to identify events that may cause CoreCivic to reconsider its most recent assumptions. As a result of CoreCivic's analyses, CoreCivic determined each of the idled facilities to have recoverable values in excess of the corresponding carrying values. On May 1, 2019, the BOP announced that it elected not to renew the contract at the Company's 2,232-bed Adams County Correctional Center in Adams County, Mississippi. On June 28, 2019, the BOP executed an amendment to the existing contract to allow ICE to use up to 660 beds to care for adult male detainees. The Company is negotiating a new IGSA to continue to allow ICE to utilize the remaining available beds at the Adams facility. On July 18, 2019, the BOP contract, which was originally scheduled to expire on July 31, 2019, was extended to August 30, 2019. As of July 31, 2019, the Company cared for approximately 350 detainees from ICE and 500 BOP inmates at the Adams facility. As a result of the transition at this facility, CoreCivic performed an impairment analysis of the Adams facility, which had a net carrying value of $97.8 million as of June 30, 2019, and concluded that this asset has a recoverable value in excess of the carrying value. On May 16, 2019, CoreCivic announced that it had entered into a new contract under an IGSA between Torrance County, New Mexico and ICE to activate the Company's 910-bed Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico. The Torrance facility had previously been idle since 2017 and had a net carrying value of $34.6 million as of June 30, 2019. The new management contract commenced on May 15, 2019, and has an initial term of 60 months, with unlimited extension options thereafter upon mutual agreement. Either party may terminate the contract with 120 days' written notice. . On May 23, 2019, CoreCivic announced that it had entered into a new contract under an IGSA between the City of Eden, Texas and the U.S. Marshals Service ("USMS") to activate the Company's 1,422-bed Eden Detention Center in Eden, Texas. The new agreement also permits ICE to utilize capacity at the facility at any time in the future. The Eden facility had previously been idle since 2017 and had a net carrying value of $37.6 million as of June 30, 2019. The new management contract commenced on June 1, 2019 , and has an indefinite term. Either party may terminate the contract with 30 day s' written notice. CoreCivic began accepting USMS inmate populations into the Eden facility in the third quarter of 2019. Asset Dispositions On June 24, 2019, CoreCivic sold a property which was leased to a third-party and located in Chester, Pennsylvania for $3.4 million. The property had a net carrying value of $3.1 million at the time of the sale, with the gain on the sale of $0.3 million reflected in other (income) expense on the consolidated statement of operations.

DEBT

DEBT	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
DEBT	5. DEBT Debt outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consists of the following (in thousands): June 30, December 31, 2019 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The weighted average rate at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively. $ 252,000 $ 201,000 Term Loan. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The rate at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.1 million at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 195,000 197,500 4.625% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $2.4 million and $2.7 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 350,000 350,000 4.125% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.6 million and $1.0 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 325,000 325,000 5.0% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $1.6 million and $1.8 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 250,000 250,000 4.75% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $3.3 million and $3.5 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 250,000 250,000 4.5% Capital Commerce Center Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.3 million at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 22,826 23,429 4.43% Lansing Correctional Center Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $3.4 million at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 124,475 62,331 4.5% SSA-Baltimore Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.2 million and $0.3 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 152,866 155,535 Total debt 1,922,167 1,814,795 Unamortized debt issuance costs (11,897 ) (13,119 ) Current portion of long-term debt, net (341,152 ) (14,121 ) Long-term debt, net $ 1,569,118 $ 1,787,555 Revolving Credit Facility. On April 17, 2018, CoreCivic entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1.0 billion. The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan of $200.0 million (the "Term Loan") and a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $800.0 million (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). The Credit Agreement has a maturity of April 2023. The Credit Agreement also contains an "accordion" feature that provides for uncommitted incremental extensions of credit in the form of increases in the revolving commitments or incremental term loans of up to $350.0 million. At CoreCivic's option, interest on outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility is based on either a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 1.00% or at the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a margin ranging from 1.00 % to 2.00 % based on CoreCivic's then-current leverage ratio. The Revolving Credit Facility includes a $ 30.0 million sublimit for swing line loans that enables CoreCivic to borrow at the base rate from the Administrative Agent on same-day notice. Based on CoreCivic's current total leverage ratio, loans under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at the base rate plus a margin of 0.50% or at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.50%, and a commitment fee equal to 0.35% of the unfunded balance. The Revolving Credit Facility also has a $50.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit. As of June 30, 2019, CoreCivic had $252.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as well as $25.2 million in letters of credit outstanding resulting in $522.8 million available under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of all of the capital stock of CoreCivic's domestic restricted subsidiaries, 65% of the capital stock of CoreCivic's foreign subsidiaries, all of CoreCivic's accounts receivable, and all of CoreCivic's deposit accounts. The Revolving Credit Facility requires CoreCivic to meet certain financial covenants, including, without limitation, a maximum total leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. As of June 30, 2019, CoreCivic was in compliance with all such covenants. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, payment of dividends and other customary restricted payments, permitted investments, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, mergers and consolidations, liquidations, prepayments and modifications of other indebtedness, liens and other encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to certain cross-default provisions with terms of CoreCivic's other unsecured indebtedness, and is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of a change of control. Incremental Term Loan. Interest rate margins under the Term Loan are the same as the interest rate margins under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Term Loan also has the same collateral requirements, financial and certain other covenants, and cross-default provisions as the Revolving Credit Facility. The Term Loan, which is pre-payable without penalty, also has a maturity concurrent with the Revolving Credit Facility due April 2023, with scheduled quarterly principal payments through April 2023. As of June 30, 2019, the outstanding balance of the Term Loan was $195.0 million. Senior Notes. Interest on the $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 4.125% senior notes issued in April 2013 (the "4.125% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year. The 4.125% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on April 1, 2020. Interest on the $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 4.625% senior notes issued in April 2013 (the "4.625% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in May and November of each year. The 4.625% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on May 1, 2023. Interest on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 5.0% senior notes issued in September 2015 (the "5.0% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year. The 5.0% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on October 15, 2022. Interest on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 4.75% senior notes issued in October 2017 (the "4.75% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year. The 4.75% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on October 15, 2027. The 4.125% Senior Notes, the 4.625% Senior Notes, the 5.0% Senior Notes, and the 4.75% Senior Notes, collectively referred to herein as the "Senior Notes", are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by all of the Company's subsidiaries that guarantee the Revolving Credit Facility. CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the Senior Notes at any time prior to three months before their respective maturity date at a "make-whole" redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. Thereafter, the Senior Notes are redeemable at CoreCivic's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. Non-Recourse Mortgage Notes: Capital Commerce Center . On January 19, 2018, CoreCivic acquired the 261,000 square-foot Capital Commerce Center, located in Tallahassee, Florida, for a purchase price of $44.7 million. The acquisition was partially financed with a $24.5 million non-recourse mortgage note (the "Capital Commerce Note"), which is fully-secured by the Capital Commerce Center property, with an interest rate of 4.5%, maturing in January 2033. Principal and interest on the Capital Commerce Note are payable in equal monthly payments over the 15-year term of the note. The Capital Commerce Note is pre-payable at any time with a prepayment charge, if any, equal to an amount so as to maintain the same yield on the Capital Commerce Note as if it had been carried through to its full term using Treasury instruments having a term equal to the remaining term of the Capital Commerce Note as of the prepayment date. CoreCivic capitalized approximately $0.4 million of costs associated with the Capital Commerce Note. As of June 30, 2019, the outstanding balance of the mortgage note was $22.8 million. Lansing Correctional Facility. On April 20, 2018, CoreCivic of Kansas, LLC (the "Issuer"), a wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company, priced $159.5 million in aggregate principal amount of non-recourse senior secured notes of the Issuer (the "Kansas Notes"), in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The private placement closed on June 1, 2018. The Company is using the proceeds of the private placement, which are drawn on quarterly funding dates beginning in the second quarter of 2018, to fund construction of the Lansing Correctional Facility, along with costs and expenses of the project. The Kansas Notes have a yield to maturity of 4.43 % and are scheduled to mature in January 2040 , approximately 20 years following completion of the project, which is expected to occur during the first quarter of 2020 . Principal and interest on the Kansas Notes will be payable in quarterly payments beginning in July 2020 until maturity. CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the Kansas Notes at any time upon written notice of not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment, with a "make-whole" amount, together with interest on the Kansas Notes accrued to, but not including, the redemption date. CoreCivic capitalized approximately $ 3.4 million of costs associated with the private placement. Because the Issuer has been designated as an unrestricted subsidiary of the Company under terms of the Company's Credit Agreement, the issuance and service of the Kansas Notes, and the revenues and expenses associated with the facility lease, will not impact the financial covenants associated with the Company's Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2019 , the outstanding balance of the Kansas Notes was $124.5 million . SSA-Baltimore. On August 23, 2018, CoreCivic acquired the 541,000 square-foot SSA-Baltimore office building for a purchase price of $242.0 million. In connection with the acquisition, a wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company assumed $157.3 million of in-place financing that was used to fund the initial construction of the property in 2014. The assumed non-recourse mortgage note (the "SSA-Baltimore Note") carries a fixed interest rate of 4.5% and requires monthly principal and interest payments, with a balloon payment of $40.0 million due at maturity in February 2034. The SSA-Baltimore Note is fully-secured by the SSA-Baltimore property. CoreCivic may pre-pay the SSA-Baltimore Note in whole or in part upon not less than 30 days' and not more than 60 days' prior written notice and such pre-payment shall include a "make-whole" amount. During the last 90 days of the permanent loan term and upon 30 days' prior written notice, CoreCivic may prepay the note in full, including any accrued and outstanding interest on any permanent loan payment date, without the payment of the "make-whole" amount. CoreCivic capitalized approximately $0.2 million of costs associated with the assumption of the SSA-Baltimore Note. As of June 30, 2019, the outstanding balance of the SSA-Baltimore Note was $152.9 million. CoreCivic may also seek to issue additional debt or equity securities from time to time when the Company determines that market conditions and the opportunity to utilize the proceeds from the issuance of such securities are favorable. Debt Maturities. Scheduled principal payments as of June 30, 2019 for the remainder of 2019, the next four years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands): 2019 (remainder) $ 8,349 2020 343,849 2021 20,337 2022 274,231 2023 772,360 Thereafter 503,041 Total debt $ 1,922,167

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	6. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Dividends on Common Stock During 2018 and the first six months of 2019, CoreCivic's Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends on its common stock: Declaration Date Record Date Payable Date Per Share February 22, 2018 April 2, 2018 April 16, 2018 $ 0.43 May 11, 2018 July 2, 2018 July 16, 2018 $ 0.43 August 16, 2018 October 1, 2018 October 15, 2018 $ 0.43 December 13, 2018 January 2, 2019 January 15, 2019 $ 0.43 February 21, 2019 April 1, 2019 April 15, 2019 $ 0.44 May 16, 2019 July 1, 2019 July 16, 2019 $ 0.44 Future dividends will depend on CoreCivic's distribution requirements as a REIT, future cash flows and earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, limitations under debt covenants, opportunities for alternative uses of capital, and on such other factors as the Board of Directors of CoreCivic may consider relevant. Stock Options Since 2012, CoreCivic has elected not to issue stock options to its non-employee directors, officers, and executive officers as it had in prior years, and instead elected to issue all of its equity compensation in the form of restricted common stock units ("RSUs"), as described hereafter. All outstanding stock options were fully vested as of December 31, 2016. As of June 30, 2019, options to purchase 0.6 million shares of common stock were outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $20.91 per share. Restricted Stock Units During the first six months of 2019, CoreCivic issued approximately 934,000 RSUs to certain of its employees and non-employee directors, with an aggregate value of $20.1 million, including 850,000 RSUs to employees and non-employee directors whose compensation is charged to general and administrative expense and 84,000 RSUs to employees whose compensation is charged to operating expense. During 2018, CoreCivic issued approximately 945,000 RSUs to certain of its employees and non-employee directors, with an aggregate value of $20.5 million, including 850,000 RSUs to employees and non-employee directors whose compensation is charged to general and administrative expense and 95,000 RSUs to employees whose compensation is charged to operating expense. Since 2015, CoreCivic During the three months ended June 30, 2019, CoreCivic expensed $4.3 million, net of forfeitures, relating to RSUs ($0.5 million of which was recorded in operating expenses and $3.8 million of which was recorded in general and administrative expenses). During the three months ended June 30, 2018, CoreCivic expensed $4.0 million, net of forfeitures, relating to RSUs ($0.5 million of which was recorded in operating expenses and $3.5 million of which was recorded in general and administrative expenses). During the six months ended June 30, 2019, CoreCivic expensed $8.1 million, net of forfeitures, relating to RSUs ($1.0 million of which was recorded in operating expenses and $7.1 million of which was recorded in general and administrative expenses). During the six months ended June 30, 2018, CoreCivic expensed $7.5 million, net of forfeitures, relating to RSUs ($1.0 million of which was recorded in operating expenses and $6.5 million of which was recorded in general and administrative expenses). As of June 30, 2019, approximately 1.6 million RSUs remained outstanding and subject to vesting.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
EARNINGS PER SHARE	7. EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. For CoreCivic, diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares after considering the additional dilution related to restricted share grants and stock options. A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted earnings per share computation is as follows (in thousands, except per share data): For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 NUMERATOR Basic: Net income $ 48,578 $ 39,197 $ 97,918 $ 76,974 Diluted: Net income $ 48,578 $ 39,197 $ 97,918 $ 76,974 DENOMINATOR Basic: Weighted average common shares outstanding 119,080 118,546 119,026 118,501 Diluted: Weighted average common shares outstanding 119,080 118,546 119,026 118,501 Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options 51 92 43 96 Restricted stock-based awards 131 10 112 29 Weighted average shares and assumed conversions 119,262 118,648 119,181 118,626 BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 0.41 $ 0.33 $ 0.82 $ 0.65 DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 0.41 $ 0.33 $ 0.82 $ 0.65 Approximately 0.3 million and 0.4 million stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively because they were anti-dilutive. Approximately 0.4 million and 0.5 million stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, because they were anti-dilutive.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Legal Proceedings The nature of CoreCivic's business results in claims and litigation alleging that it is liable for damages arising from the conduct of its employees, offenders or others. The nature of such claims includes, but is not limited to, claims arising from employee or offender misconduct, medical malpractice, employment matters, property loss, contractual claims, including claims regarding compliance with contract performance requirements, and personal injury or other damages resulting from contact with CoreCivic's facilities, personnel or offenders, including damages arising from an offender's escape or from a disturbance at a facility. CoreCivic maintains insurance to cover many of these claims, which may mitigate the risk that any single claim would have a material effect on CoreCivic's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, provided the claim is one for which coverage is available. The combination of self-insured retentions and deductible amounts means that, in the aggregate, CoreCivic is subject to substantial self-insurance risk. CoreCivic records litigation reserves related to certain matters for which it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the range of such loss can be estimated. Based upon management's review of the potential claims and outstanding litigation, and based upon management's experience and history of estimating losses, and taking into consideration CoreCivic's self-insured retention amounts, management believes a loss in excess of amounts already recognized would not be material to CoreCivic's financial statements. In the opinion of management, there are no pending legal proceedings that would have a material effect on CoreCivic's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Any receivable for insurance recoveries is recorded separately from the corresponding litigation reserve, and only if recovery is determined to be probable. Adversarial proceedings and litigation are, however, subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable decisions and rulings resulting from legal proceedings could occur which could have a material adverse impact on CoreCivic's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows for the period in which such decisions or rulings occur, or future periods. Expenses associated with legal proceedings may also fluctuate from quarter to quarter based on changes in CoreCivic's assumptions, new developments, or by the effectiveness of CoreCivic's litigation and settlement strategies.

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
INCOME TAXES	9. INCOME TAXES As discussed in Note 1, the Company began operating in compliance with REIT requirements for federal income tax purposes effective January 1, 2013. As a REIT, the Company must distribute at least 90 percent of its taxable income (including dividends paid to it by its TRSs) and will not pay federal income taxes on the amount distributed to its stockholders. In addition, the Company must meet a number of other organizational and operational requirements. It is currently management's intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain the Company's REIT status. Most states where CoreCivic holds investments in real estate conform to the federal rules recognizing REITs. Certain subsidiaries have made an election with the Company to be treated as TRSs in conjunction with the Company's REIT election; the TRS elections permit CoreCivic to engage in certain business activities in which the REIT may not engage directly. A TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes on the income from these activities and therefore, CoreCivic includes a provision for taxes in its consolidated financial statements. Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of ASC 740, "Income Taxes". ASC 740 generally requires CoreCivic to record deferred income taxes for the tax effect of differences between book and tax bases of its assets and liabilities. Deferred income taxes reflect the available net operating losses and the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the statement of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. Realization of the future tax benefits related to deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including CoreCivic's past earnings history, expected future earnings, the character and jurisdiction of such earnings, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably resolved, would adversely affect utilization of its deferred tax assets, carryback and carryforward periods, and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset. CoreCivic recorded an income tax expense of $2.0 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. CoreCivic recorded an income tax expense of $4.5 million and $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As a REIT, CoreCivic is entitled to a deduction for dividends paid, resulting in a substantial reduction in the amount of federal income tax expense it recognizes. Substantially all of CoreCivic's income tax expense is incurred based on the earnings generated by its TRSs. CoreCivic's overall effective tax rate is estimated based on its current projection of taxable income primarily generated by its TRSs. The Company's consolidated effective tax rate could fluctuate in the future based on changes in estimates of taxable income, the relative amounts of taxable income generated by the TRSs and the REIT, the implementation of additional tax planning strategies, changes in federal or state tax rates or laws affecting tax credits available to the Company, changes in other tax laws, changes in estimates related to uncertain tax positions, or changes in state apportionment factors, as well as changes in the valuation allowance applied to the Company's deferred tax assets that are based primarily on the amount of state net operating losses and tax credits that could expire unused. Income Tax Contingencies ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The guidance prescribed in ASC 740 establishes a recognition threshold of more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination. The measurement attribute requires that a tax position be measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. CoreCivic had no liabilities recorded for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. CoreCivic recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions in income tax expense. CoreCivic does not currently anticipate that the total amount of unrecognized tax positions will significantly change in the next twelve months.

SEGMENT REPORTING

SEGMENT REPORTING	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
SEGMENT REPORTING	10. SEGMENT REPORTING As of June 30, 2019, CoreCivic operated 51 correctional and detention facilities, 44 of which the Company owned. In addition, CoreCivic owned and operated 27 residential reentry centers and owned 27 properties that it leased to third parties. Management views CoreCivic's operating results in three operating segments, CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. CoreCivic Safety includes the operating results of those correctional and detention facilities placed into service that were owned, or controlled via a long-term lease, and managed by CoreCivic, as well as those correctional and detention facilities owned by a third party and managed by CoreCivic. CoreCivic Safety also includes the operating results of TransCor America, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company that provides transportation services to governmental agencies. CoreCivic Community includes the operating results of those residential reentry centers placed into service that were owned, or controlled via a long-term lease, and managed by CoreCivic. CoreCivic Community also includes the operating results of the Company's electronic monitoring and case management services. CoreCivic Properties includes the operating results of those properties leased to third parties. The operating performance of the three segments can be measured based on their net operating income. CoreCivic defines facility net operating income as a facility's revenues less operating expenses. The revenue and net operating income for each of the three segments and a reconciliation to CoreCivic's operating income is as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands): For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Revenue: Safety $ 440,410 $ 413,208 $ 874,728 $ 817,706 Community 30,706 24,718 61,272 49,518 Properties 19,143 12,001 38,255 23,616 Total segment revenue 490,259 449,927 974,255 890,840 Operating expenses: Safety 316,995 298,469 633,590 594,972 Community 23,086 18,757 46,582 38,124 Properties 5,495 3,172 11,147 6,286 Total segment operating expenses 345,576 320,398 691,319 639,382 Facility net operating income: Safety 123,415 114,739 241,138 222,734 Community 7,620 5,961 14,690 11,394 Properties 13,648 8,829 27,108 17,330 Total facility net operating income 144,683 129,529 282,936 251,458 Other revenue (expense): Other revenue 35 2 103 5 Other operating expense (103 ) (141 ) (192 ) (308 ) General and administrative (33,364 ) (27,538 ) (62,809 ) (52,509 ) Depreciation and amortization (35,591 ) (38,560 ) (71,114 ) (76,649 ) Asset impairments (4,706 ) (1,580 ) (4,706 ) (1,580 ) Operating income $ 70,954 $ 61,712 $ 144,218 $ 120,417 The following table summarizes capital expenditures including accrued amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands): For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Capital expenditures: Safety $ 19,825 $ 13,382 $ 38,927 $ 24,852 Community 1,261 1,272 2,724 8,419 Properties 43,338 12,708 60,094 53,702 Corporate and other 4,699 1,811 8,171 8,452 Total capital expenditures $ 69,123 $ 29,173 $ 109,916 $ 95,425 The total assets are as follows (in thousands): June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Assets: Safety $ 2,627,372 $ 2,621,880 Community 274,592 281,198 Properties 665,925 606,770 Corporate and other 171,002 145,812 Total Assets $ 3,738,891 $ 3,655,660

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCI

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES	11. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES The following condensed consolidating financial statements of CoreCivic and subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. These condensed consolidating financial statements have been prepared from the Company's financial information on the same basis of accounting as the consolidated financial statements. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) ASSETS Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Cash and cash equivalents $ 21,732 $ 34,312 $ 701 $ — $ 56,745 Restricted cash — 4 30,146 — 30,150 Accounts receivable, net of allowance 194,790 505,880 (108 ) (428,139 ) 272,423 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,434 33,337 167 (4,147 ) 32,791 Total current assets 219,956 573,533 30,906 (432,286 ) 392,109 Real estate and related assets: Property and equipment, net 2,242,107 269,546 312,376 — 2,824,029 Other real estate assets 242,073 — — — 242,073 Goodwill 33,057 15,112 — — 48,169 Non-current deferred tax assets 1,513 17,014 2,082 (1,751 ) 18,858 Other assets 563,909 133,838 36,858 (520,952 ) 213,653 Total assets $ 3,302,615 $ 1,009,043 $ 382,222 $ (954,989 ) $ 3,738,891 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 263,198 $ 390,837 $ 108,665 $ (432,251 ) $ 330,449 Current portion of long-term debt, net 335,719 47,905 5,528 (48,000 ) 341,152 Total current liabilities 598,917 438,742 114,193 (480,251 ) 671,601 Long-term debt, net 1,301,253 66,634 268,231 (67,000 ) 1,569,118 Non-current deferred tax liabilities 1,751 — — (1,751 ) — Deferred revenue — 19,286 — — 19,286 Other liabilities 18,103 78,192 — — 96,295 Total liabilities 1,920,024 602,854 382,424 (549,002 ) 2,356,300 Total stockholders' equity 1,382,591 406,189 (202 ) (405,987 ) 1,382,591 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,302,615 $ 1,009,043 $ 382,222 $ (954,989 ) $ 3,738,891 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of December 31, 2018 (in thousands) ASSETS Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,109 $ 40,348 $ 1,345 $ — $ 52,802 Restricted cash — — 21,335 — 21,335 Accounts receivable, net of allowance 254,766 445,105 1,809 (431,083 ) 270,597 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,412 26,939 1,951 (4,511 ) 28,791 Total current assets 270,287 512,392 26,440 (435,594 ) 373,525 Real estate and related assets: Property and equipment, net 2,255,361 310,989 264,239 — 2,830,589 Other real estate assets 247,223 — — — 247,223 Goodwill 33,057 15,112 — — 48,169 Non-current deferred tax assets 727 14,220 1,165 (1,165 ) 14,947 Other assets 507,161 61,104 38,112 (465,170 ) 141,207 Total assets $ 3,313,816 $ 913,817 $ 329,956 $ (901,929 ) $ 3,655,660 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 294,474 $ 377,699 $ 115,661 $ (435,559 ) $ 352,275 Current portion of long-term debt 8,720 — 5,401 — 14,121 Total current liabilities 303,194 377,699 121,062 (435,559 ) 366,396 Long-term debt, net 1,579,273 114,428 208,854 (115,000 ) 1,787,555 Non-current deferred tax liabilities 1,165 — — (1,165 ) — Deferred revenue — 26,102 — — 26,102 Other liabilities 15,125 45,423 — — 60,548 Total liabilities 1,898,757 563,652 329,916 (551,724 ) 2,240,601 Total stockholders' equity 1,415,059 350,165 40 (350,205 ) 1,415,059 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,313,816 $ 913,817 $ 329,956 $ (901,929 ) $ 3,655,660 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the three months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 339,495 $ 396,790 $ 5,714 $ (251,705 ) $ 490,294 EXPENSES: Operating 260,420 334,832 2,132 (251,705 ) 345,679 General and administrative 12,136 21,228 — — 33,364 Depreciation and amortization 23,111 10,542 1,938 — 35,591 Asset impairments 4,706 — — — 4,706 300,373 366,602 4,070 (251,705 ) 419,340 OPERATING INCOME 39,122 30,188 1,644 — 70,954 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 17,662 1,303 1,697 — 20,662 Other (income) expense (205 ) (69 ) 16 — (258 ) 17,457 1,234 1,713 — 20,404 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 21,665 28,954 (69 ) — 50,550 Income tax expense (44 ) (1,928 ) — — (1,972 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 21,621 27,026 (69 ) — 48,578 Income from equity in subsidiaries 26,957 — — (26,957 ) — NET INCOME $ 48,578 $ 27,026 $ (69 ) $ (26,957 ) $ 48,578 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the three months ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 313,663 $ 371,245 $ (234,979 ) $ 449,929 EXPENSES: Operating 243,853 311,665 (234,979 ) 320,539 General and administrative 9,697 17,841 — 27,538 Depreciation and amortization 22,913 15,647 — 38,560 Asset impairments 1,580 — — 1,580 278,043 345,153 (234,979 ) 388,217 OPERATING INCOME 35,620 26,092 — 61,712 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 16,566 2,472 — 19,038 Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions 1,016 — — 1,016 Other (income) expense 138 (145 ) 40 33 17,720 2,327 40 20,087 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 17,900 23,765 (40 ) 41,625 Income tax expense (342 ) (2,086 ) — (2,428 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 17,558 21,679 (40 ) 39,197 Income from equity in subsidiaries 21,639 — (21,639 ) — NET INCOME $ 39,197 $ 21,679 $ (21,679 ) $ 39,197 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 674,707 $ 788,867 $ 11,437 $ (500,653 ) $ 974,358 EXPENSES: Operating 517,913 669,827 4,424 (500,653 ) 691,511 General and administrative 22,164 40,645 — — 62,809 Depreciation and amortization 46,395 20,857 3,862 — 71,114 Asset impairments 4,706 — — — 4,706 591,178 731,329 8,286 (500,653 ) 830,140 OPERATING INCOME 83,529 57,538 3,151 — 144,218 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 35,948 2,756 3,394 — 42,098 Other (income) expense (273 ) (29 ) 48 (254 ) 35,675 2,727 3,442 — 41,844 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 47,854 54,811 (291 ) — 102,374 Income tax expense (573 ) (3,883 ) — — (4,456 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 47,281 50,928 (291 ) — 97,918 Income from equity in subsidiaries 50,637 — — (50,637 ) — NET INCOME $ 97,918 $ 50,928 $ (291 ) $ (50,637 ) $ 97,918 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 621,192 $ 737,930 $ (468,277 ) $ 890,845 EXPENSES: Operating 486,038 621,929 (468,277 ) 639,690 General and administrative 17,932 34,577 — 52,509 Depreciation and amortization 45,446 31,203 — 76,649 Asset impairments 1,580 — — 1,580 550,996 687,709 (468,277 ) 770,428 OPERATING INCOME 70,196 50,221 — 120,417 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 32,743 5,331 — 38,074 Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions 1,016 — — 1,016 Other (income) expense 20 (87 ) 57 (10 ) 33,779 5,244 57 39,080 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 36,417 44,977 (57 ) 81,337 Income tax expense (765 ) (3,598 ) — (4,363 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 35,652 41,379 (57 ) 76,974 Income from equity in subsidiaries 41,322 — (41,322 ) — NET INCOME $ 76,974 $ 41,379 $ (41,379 ) $ 76,974 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Net cash provided by operating activities $ 122,947 $ 36,783 $ 6,892 $ — $ 166,622 Net cash used in investing activities (11,326 ) (76,563 ) (58,189 ) — (146,078 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (100,998 ) 33,748 59,464 — (7,786 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 10,623 (6,032 ) 8,167 — 12,758 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 11,109 40,348 22,680 — 74,137 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 21,732 $ 34,316 $ 30,847 $ — $ 86,895 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Net cash provided by operating activities $ 161,685 $ 21,697 $ 269 $ — $ 183,651 Net cash used in investing activities (69,202 ) (20,221 ) (6,670 ) — (96,093 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (76,236 ) 1,462 11,564 — (63,210 ) Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 16,247 2,938 5,163 — 24,348 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 25,745 26,438 — — 52,183 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 41,992 $ 29,376 $ 5,163 $ — $ 76,531

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Lease Adoption In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)", which requires lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current accounting requirements. ASU 2016-02 also eliminates current real estate-specific provisions for all entities. For lessors, the ASU modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases. For finance leases and operating leases, a lessee should recognize on the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments and a right-of-use ("ROU") asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, with each initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. For public reporting entities such as CoreCivic, guidance in ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption of the ASU is permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, "Targeted Improvements – Leases (Topic 842)", which permits entities to adopt a new transition method whereby the modified retrospective transition method would allow companies to recognize the cumulative-effect adjustment in the period of adoption rather than the earliest period presented and continue to apply the legacy guidance in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 840, "Leases", in the comparative periods presented. Further, ASU 2018-11 also allows entities to elect, by class of underlying asset, to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease components when certain criteria are met. Adoption results in an increase in long-term assets and liabilities for leases where the Company is the lessee. CoreCivic adopted ASU 2016-02 and ASU 2018-11, cumulatively ("ASC 842"), on January 1, 2019. The Company elected the modified retrospective transition method and recognized the cumulative-effect adjustment resulting from adoption of ASC 842 in the first quarter of 2019. CoreCivic also elected to adopt the package of available practical expedients that permits lessees and lessors to not reassess certain items, including whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, lease classification of any expired or existing leases, and initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. In addition, the Company made an accounting policy election to apply the "short-term lease exception" permitted by ASC 842 for all classes of underlying assets. With the exception of the South Texas Family Residential Center lease, as further described hereafter, the Company also elected the practical expedient that permits lessees to make an accounting policy election to account for each separate lease component of a contract and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component. Prior to the adoption of ASC 842, a portion of the rental payments for the South Texas Family Residential Center was classified as depreciation and interest expense in accordance with ASC 840-40-55, formerly Emerging Issues Task Force No. 97-10, "The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction." Upon adoption of ASC 842, all rental payments associated with this lease are classified as operating expenses. Upon adoption of ASC 842, CoreCivic recognized a ROU asset and a lease liability of $82.9 million for all operating leases identified by the Company as applicable under the guidance of ASC 842, including the lease for the South Texas Family Residential Center. For those operating leases that contain renewal options, the Company included the renewal period in the lease terms, and the related payments are reflected in the ROU asset and lease liability, when it is reasonably certain that a renewal option will be exercised. The ROU asset, amounting to $69.5 million at June 30, 2019, is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, while the current portion of the lease liability, amounting to $28.5 million at June 30, 2019, is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and the long-term portion of the liability, amounting to $41.2 million at June 30, 2019, is included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company also recognized a net charge of approximately $29.9 million to accumulated deficit upon adoption of ASC 842. CoreCivic leases land and buildings from third-party lessors for multiple properties under operating leases that expire over varying dates through 2023. CoreCivic leases the South Texas Family Residential Center and the site upon which it was constructed from a third-party lessor. CoreCivic's lease agreement with the lessor is over a base period concurrent with an inter-governmental service agreement ("IGSA") with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") which was amended in October 2016 to extend the term of the agreement through September 2021. However, ICE can terminate the IGSA for convenience or non-appropriation of funds, without penalty, by providing CoreCivic with at least a 60-day notice. In the event CoreCivic cancels the lease with the third-party lessor prior to its expiration as a result of the termination of the IGSA by ICE for convenience, and if CoreCivic is unable to reach an agreement for the continued use of the facility within 90 days from the termination date, CoreCivic is required to pay a termination fee to the third-party lessor based on the termination date, currently equal to $7.0 million and declining to zero by October 2020. Under provisions of ASC 842, CoreCivic determined that the South Texas Family Residential Center lease with the third-party lessor includes a non-lease component for food services representing 44% of the consideration paid under the lease. The expense incurred for all operating leases, inclusive of short-term and variable leases, was $8.5 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was $17.2 million and $15.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The cash payments for operating leases are reflected as cash flows from operating activities on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows and cash payments for financing leases are reflected as cash flows from financing activities. Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 for the Company's operating lease liabilities, inclusive of $64.2 million of payments expected to be made under the cancelable lease at the South Texas facility (excluding the non-lease food services component), are as follows (in thousands): 2019 (remainder) $ 15,736 2020 31,304 2021 22,856 2022 1,430 2023 895 Thereafter 2,448 Total future minimum lease payments 74,669 Less amount representing interest (4,999 ) Total present value of minimum lease payments $ 69,670 In addition, through its CoreCivic Properties segment, the Company owns 27 properties leased to third parties and used by government agencies under operating leases that expire over varying dates through 2034, some of which contain renewal options. 2019 (remainder) $ 37,663 2020 74,952 2021 68,669 2022 62,324 2023 59,886 Thereafter 416,037 Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Other In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," which will change how entities measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The ASU will replace the current "incurred loss" approach with an "expected loss" model for instruments measured at amortized cost. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, contract assets, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking "expected loss" model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The ASU is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of this ASU to determine the potential impact on its financial statements. However, the Company does not currently expect the new standard will have a material impact on its financial statements. Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the SEC did not, or are not expected to, have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial Instruments To meet the reporting requirements of ASC 825, "Financial Instruments", regarding fair value of financial instruments, CoreCivic calculates the estimated fair value of financial instruments using market interest rates, quoted market prices of similar instruments, or discounted cash flow techniques with observable Level 1 inputs for publicly traded debt and Level 2 inputs for all other financial instruments, as defined in ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement". At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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): June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value Note receivable from Agecroft Prison Management, LTD $ 2,877 $ 3,921 $ 2,887 $ 4,037 Debt $ (1,922,167 ) $ (1,897,824 ) $ (1,814,795 ) $ (1,744,045 )

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments	The expense incurred for all operating leases, inclusive of short-term and variable leases, was $8.5 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and was $17.2 million and $15.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The cash payments for operating leases are reflected as cash flows from operating activities on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows and cash payments for financing leases are reflected as cash flows from financing activities. Future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019 for the Company's operating lease liabilities, inclusive of $64.2 million of payments expected to be made under the cancelable lease at the South Texas facility (excluding the non-lease food services component), are as follows (in thousands): 2019 (remainder) $ 15,736 2020 31,304 2021 22,856 2022 1,430 2023 895 Thereafter 2,448 Total future minimum lease payments 74,669 Less amount representing interest (4,999 ) Total present value of minimum lease payments $ 69,670
Schedule of Future Undiscounted Cash Flows to be Received from Third-Party Lessees for Company's Operating Leases	Future undiscounted cash flows to be received from third-party lessees as of June 30, 2019 for the Company's operating leases are as follows (in thousands): 2019 (remainder) $ 37,663 2020 74,952 2021 68,669 2022 62,324 2023 59,886 Thereafter 416,037
Schedule of Financial Instruments Having Difference Between Carrying Amount and Fair Value	At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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): June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Carrying Amount Fair Value Carrying Amount Fair Value Note receivable from Agecroft Prison Management, LTD $ 2,877 $ 3,921 $ 2,887 $ 4,037 Debt $ (1,922,167 ) $ (1,897,824 ) $ (1,814,795 ) $ (1,744,045 )

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (Table

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Summary of Idled Facilities and Respective Carrying Values	The following table summarizes each of the idled facilities and their respective carrying values, excluding equipment and other assets that could generally be transferred and used at other facilities CoreCivic owns without significant cost (dollars in thousands) : Net Carrying Values Design Date June 30, December 31, Facility Capacity Idled 2019 2018 Prairie Correctional Facility 1,600 2010 $ 14,830 $ 15,278 Huerfano County Correctional Center 752 2010 16,340 16,660 Diamondback Correctional Facility 2,160 2010 40,588 40,962 Southeast Kentucky Correctional Facility 656 2012 20,677 21,098 Marion Adjustment Center 826 2013 11,564 11,770 Kit Carson Correctional Center 1,488 2016 54,626 55,507 7,482 $ 158,625 $ 161,275

DEBT (Tables)

DEBT (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of Debt Outstanding	Debt outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consists of the following (in thousands): June 30, December 31, 2019 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The weighted average rate at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively. $ 252,000 $ 201,000 Term Loan. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The rate at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.1 million at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 195,000 197,500 4.625% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $2.4 million and $2.7 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 350,000 350,000 4.125% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.6 million and $1.0 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 325,000 325,000 5.0% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $1.6 million and $1.8 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 250,000 250,000 4.75% Senior Notes. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $3.3 million and $3.5 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 250,000 250,000 4.5% Capital Commerce Center Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.3 million at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 22,826 23,429 4.43% Lansing Correctional Center Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $3.4 million at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 124,475 62,331 4.5% SSA-Baltimore Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.2 million and $0.3 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 152,866 155,535 Total debt 1,922,167 1,814,795 Unamortized debt issuance costs (11,897 ) (13,119 ) Current portion of long-term debt, net (341,152 ) (14,121 ) Long-term debt, net $ 1,569,118 $ 1,787,555
Schedule of Principal Payments	Scheduled principal payments as of June 30, 2019 for the remainder of 2019, the next four years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands): 2019 (remainder) $ 8,349 2020 343,849 2021 20,337 2022 274,231 2023 772,360 Thereafter 503,041 Total debt $ 1,922,167

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Declared Common Stock Dividends	During 2018 and the first six months of 2019, CoreCivic's Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends on its common stock: Declaration Date Record Date Payable Date Per Share February 22, 2018 April 2, 2018 April 16, 2018 $ 0.43 May 11, 2018 July 2, 2018 July 16, 2018 $ 0.43 August 16, 2018 October 1, 2018 October 15, 2018 $ 0.43 December 13, 2018 January 2, 2019 January 15, 2019 $ 0.43 February 21, 2019 April 1, 2019 April 15, 2019 $ 0.44 May 16, 2019 July 1, 2019 July 16, 2019 $ 0.44

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share	A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted earnings per share computation is as follows (in thousands, except per share data): For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 NUMERATOR Basic: Net income $ 48,578 $ 39,197 $ 97,918 $ 76,974 Diluted: Net income $ 48,578 $ 39,197 $ 97,918 $ 76,974 DENOMINATOR Basic: Weighted average common shares outstanding 119,080 118,546 119,026 118,501 Diluted: Weighted average common shares outstanding 119,080 118,546 119,026 118,501 Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options 51 92 43 96 Restricted stock-based awards 131 10 112 29 Weighted average shares and assumed conversions 119,262 118,648 119,181 118,626 BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 0.41 $ 0.33 $ 0.82 $ 0.65 DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 0.41 $ 0.33 $ 0.82 $ 0.65

SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of Revenue and Net Operating Income for Each of the Three Segments and a Reconciliation to CoreCivic's Operating Income	The revenue and net operating income for each of the three segments and a reconciliation to CoreCivic's operating income is as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands): For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Revenue: Safety $ 440,410 $ 413,208 $ 874,728 $ 817,706 Community 30,706 24,718 61,272 49,518 Properties 19,143 12,001 38,255 23,616 Total segment revenue 490,259 449,927 974,255 890,840 Operating expenses: Safety 316,995 298,469 633,590 594,972 Community 23,086 18,757 46,582 38,124 Properties 5,495 3,172 11,147 6,286 Total segment operating expenses 345,576 320,398 691,319 639,382 Facility net operating income: Safety 123,415 114,739 241,138 222,734 Community 7,620 5,961 14,690 11,394 Properties 13,648 8,829 27,108 17,330 Total facility net operating income 144,683 129,529 282,936 251,458 Other revenue (expense): Other revenue 35 2 103 5 Other operating expense (103 ) (141 ) (192 ) (308 ) General and administrative (33,364 ) (27,538 ) (62,809 ) (52,509 ) Depreciation and amortization (35,591 ) (38,560 ) (71,114 ) (76,649 ) Asset impairments (4,706 ) (1,580 ) (4,706 ) (1,580 ) Operating income $ 70,954 $ 61,712 $ 144,218 $ 120,417
Summary of Capital Expenditures Including Accrued Amounts	The following table summarizes capital expenditures including accrued amounts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands): For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Capital expenditures: Safety $ 19,825 $ 13,382 $ 38,927 $ 24,852 Community 1,261 1,272 2,724 8,419 Properties 43,338 12,708 60,094 53,702 Corporate and other 4,699 1,811 8,171 8,452 Total capital expenditures $ 69,123 $ 29,173 $ 109,916 $ 95,425
Schedule of Total Assets	The total assets are as follows (in thousands): June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Assets: Safety $ 2,627,372 $ 2,621,880 Community 274,592 281,198 Properties 665,925 606,770 Corporate and other 171,002 145,812 Total Assets $ 3,738,891 $ 3,655,660

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINAN_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) ASSETS Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Cash and cash equivalents $ 21,732 $ 34,312 $ 701 $ — $ 56,745 Restricted cash — 4 30,146 — 30,150 Accounts receivable, net of allowance 194,790 505,880 (108 ) (428,139 ) 272,423 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,434 33,337 167 (4,147 ) 32,791 Total current assets 219,956 573,533 30,906 (432,286 ) 392,109 Real estate and related assets: Property and equipment, net 2,242,107 269,546 312,376 — 2,824,029 Other real estate assets 242,073 — — — 242,073 Goodwill 33,057 15,112 — — 48,169 Non-current deferred tax assets 1,513 17,014 2,082 (1,751 ) 18,858 Other assets 563,909 133,838 36,858 (520,952 ) 213,653 Total assets $ 3,302,615 $ 1,009,043 $ 382,222 $ (954,989 ) $ 3,738,891 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 263,198 $ 390,837 $ 108,665 $ (432,251 ) $ 330,449 Current portion of long-term debt, net 335,719 47,905 5,528 (48,000 ) 341,152 Total current liabilities 598,917 438,742 114,193 (480,251 ) 671,601 Long-term debt, net 1,301,253 66,634 268,231 (67,000 ) 1,569,118 Non-current deferred tax liabilities 1,751 — — (1,751 ) — Deferred revenue — 19,286 — — 19,286 Other liabilities 18,103 78,192 — — 96,295 Total liabilities 1,920,024 602,854 382,424 (549,002 ) 2,356,300 Total stockholders' equity 1,382,591 406,189 (202 ) (405,987 ) 1,382,591 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,302,615 $ 1,009,043 $ 382,222 $ (954,989 ) $ 3,738,891 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET As of December 31, 2018 (in thousands) ASSETS Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,109 $ 40,348 $ 1,345 $ — $ 52,802 Restricted cash — — 21,335 — 21,335 Accounts receivable, net of allowance 254,766 445,105 1,809 (431,083 ) 270,597 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,412 26,939 1,951 (4,511 ) 28,791 Total current assets 270,287 512,392 26,440 (435,594 ) 373,525 Real estate and related assets: Property and equipment, net 2,255,361 310,989 264,239 — 2,830,589 Other real estate assets 247,223 — — — 247,223 Goodwill 33,057 15,112 — — 48,169 Non-current deferred tax assets 727 14,220 1,165 (1,165 ) 14,947 Other assets 507,161 61,104 38,112 (465,170 ) 141,207 Total assets $ 3,313,816 $ 913,817 $ 329,956 $ (901,929 ) $ 3,655,660 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 294,474 $ 377,699 $ 115,661 $ (435,559 ) $ 352,275 Current portion of long-term debt 8,720 — 5,401 — 14,121 Total current liabilities 303,194 377,699 121,062 (435,559 ) 366,396 Long-term debt, net 1,579,273 114,428 208,854 (115,000 ) 1,787,555 Non-current deferred tax liabilities 1,165 — — (1,165 ) — Deferred revenue — 26,102 — — 26,102 Other liabilities 15,125 45,423 — — 60,548 Total liabilities 1,898,757 563,652 329,916 (551,724 ) 2,240,601 Total stockholders' equity 1,415,059 350,165 40 (350,205 ) 1,415,059 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,313,816 $ 913,817 $ 329,956 $ (901,929 ) $ 3,655,660
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the three months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 339,495 $ 396,790 $ 5,714 $ (251,705 ) $ 490,294 EXPENSES: Operating 260,420 334,832 2,132 (251,705 ) 345,679 General and administrative 12,136 21,228 — — 33,364 Depreciation and amortization 23,111 10,542 1,938 — 35,591 Asset impairments 4,706 — — — 4,706 300,373 366,602 4,070 (251,705 ) 419,340 OPERATING INCOME 39,122 30,188 1,644 — 70,954 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 17,662 1,303 1,697 — 20,662 Other (income) expense (205 ) (69 ) 16 — (258 ) 17,457 1,234 1,713 — 20,404 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 21,665 28,954 (69 ) — 50,550 Income tax expense (44 ) (1,928 ) — — (1,972 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 21,621 27,026 (69 ) — 48,578 Income from equity in subsidiaries 26,957 — — (26,957 ) — NET INCOME $ 48,578 $ 27,026 $ (69 ) $ (26,957 ) $ 48,578 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the three months ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 313,663 $ 371,245 $ (234,979 ) $ 449,929 EXPENSES: Operating 243,853 311,665 (234,979 ) 320,539 General and administrative 9,697 17,841 — 27,538 Depreciation and amortization 22,913 15,647 — 38,560 Asset impairments 1,580 — — 1,580 278,043 345,153 (234,979 ) 388,217 OPERATING INCOME 35,620 26,092 — 61,712 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 16,566 2,472 — 19,038 Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions 1,016 — — 1,016 Other (income) expense 138 (145 ) 40 33 17,720 2,327 40 20,087 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 17,900 23,765 (40 ) 41,625 Income tax expense (342 ) (2,086 ) — (2,428 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 17,558 21,679 (40 ) 39,197 Income from equity in subsidiaries 21,639 — (21,639 ) — NET INCOME $ 39,197 $ 21,679 $ (21,679 ) $ 39,197 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 674,707 $ 788,867 $ 11,437 $ (500,653 ) $ 974,358 EXPENSES: Operating 517,913 669,827 4,424 (500,653 ) 691,511 General and administrative 22,164 40,645 — — 62,809 Depreciation and amortization 46,395 20,857 3,862 — 71,114 Asset impairments 4,706 — — — 4,706 591,178 731,329 8,286 (500,653 ) 830,140 OPERATING INCOME 83,529 57,538 3,151 — 144,218 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 35,948 2,756 3,394 — 42,098 Other (income) expense (273 ) (29 ) 48 (254 ) 35,675 2,727 3,442 — 41,844 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 47,854 54,811 (291 ) — 102,374 Income tax expense (573 ) (3,883 ) — — (4,456 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 47,281 50,928 (291 ) — 97,918 Income from equity in subsidiaries 50,637 — — (50,637 ) — NET INCOME $ 97,918 $ 50,928 $ (291 ) $ (50,637 ) $ 97,918 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts REVENUES $ 621,192 $ 737,930 $ (468,277 ) $ 890,845 EXPENSES: Operating 486,038 621,929 (468,277 ) 639,690 General and administrative 17,932 34,577 — 52,509 Depreciation and amortization 45,446 31,203 — 76,649 Asset impairments 1,580 — — 1,580 550,996 687,709 (468,277 ) 770,428 OPERATING INCOME 70,196 50,221 — 120,417 OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Interest expense, net 32,743 5,331 — 38,074 Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions 1,016 — — 1,016 Other (income) expense 20 (87 ) 57 (10 ) 33,779 5,244 57 39,080 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 36,417 44,977 (57 ) 81,337 Income tax expense (765 ) (3,598 ) — (4,363 ) INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES 35,652 41,379 (57 ) 76,974 Income from equity in subsidiaries 41,322 — (41,322 ) — NET INCOME $ 76,974 $ 41,379 $ (41,379 ) $ 76,974
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Net cash provided by operating activities $ 122,947 $ 36,783 $ 6,892 $ — $ 166,622 Net cash used in investing activities (11,326 ) (76,563 ) (58,189 ) — (146,078 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (100,998 ) 33,748 59,464 — (7,786 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 10,623 (6,032 ) 8,167 — 12,758 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 11,109 40,348 22,680 — 74,137 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 21,732 $ 34,316 $ 30,847 $ — $ 86,895 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the six months ended June 30, 2018 (Unaudited and in thousands) Parent Combined Subsidiary Guarantors Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries Consolidating Adjustments and Other Total Consolidated Amounts Net cash provided by operating activities $ 161,685 $ 21,697 $ 269 $ — $ 183,651 Net cash used in investing activities (69,202 ) (20,221 ) (6,670 ) — (96,093 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (76,236 ) 1,462 11,564 — (63,210 ) Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 16,247 2,938 5,163 — 24,348 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 25,745 26,438 — — 52,183 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 41,992 $ 29,376 $ 5,163 $ — $ 76,531

Organization and Operations - A

Organization and Operations - Additional Information (Detail) ft² in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019ft²PropertySegmentFacilityBed
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of Operating segments | Segment	3
CoreCivic Safety
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of facilities operated by the company	51
Number of facilities owned by the company	44
Number of beds at the facility | Bed	73,000
CoreCivic Community
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of centers owned and operated by company	27
Number of beds at the center | Bed	5,000
CoreCivic Properties
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of properties leased to third parties and used by government agencies | Property	27
Number of square feet | ft²	2.3

Basis of Presentation and Sum_4

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)Property	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)Property	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2019USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2018
CoreCivic Properties
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of properties leased to third parties and used by government agencies | Property	27		27
Kansas Department Of Corrections
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Lease term						20 years
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
ROU asset					$ 82,900,000
Lease liability	$ 69,670,000		$ 69,670,000		82,900,000
Net charge to accumulated deficit					$ 29,900,000
Weighted average discount rate associated with the operating leases					5.30%
Weighted-average lease term of operating leases	2 years 7 months 6 days		2 years 7 months 6 days
Operating lease expense inclusive of short-term and variable leases	$ 8,500,000	$ 7,500,000	$ 17,200,000	$ 15,300,000
Future minimum lease payments	$ 74,669,000		$ 74,669,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | CoreCivic Properties
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Operating leases latest expiration year			2034
Number of properties leased to third parties and used by government agencies | Property	27		27
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Kansas Department Of Corrections
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Lease term						20 years
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | ICE
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Agreement notice period for termination			60 days
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Third Party Lessor
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Lease agreement, Option to extend the term of agreement			CoreCivic's lease agreement with the lessor is over a base period concurrent with an inter-governmental service agreement ("IGSA") with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") which was amended in October 2016 to extend the term of the agreement through September 2021.
Period to reach an agreement for continued use of facility from termination date			90 days
Lease termination penalty			$ 7,000,000
Non lease component for food services, rate of consideration paid			44.00%
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Third Party Lessor | Declining to zero by October 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Lease termination penalty			$ 0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Third Party Lessor | Multiple Properties
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Operating leases latest expiration year			2023
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | South Texas Family Residential Center
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Future minimum lease payments	$ 64,200,000		$ 64,200,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Other Assets
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
ROU asset	69,500,000		69,500,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Current portion of lease liability	28,500,000		28,500,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Other Liabilities
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Long-term portion of liability	$ 41,200,000		$ 41,200,000

Schedule of Future Minimum Leas

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Detail) - Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
2019 (remainder)	$ 15,736
2020	31,304
2021	22,856
2022	1,430
2023	895
Thereafter	2,448
Total future minimum lease payments	74,669
Less amount representing interest	(4,999)
Lease liability	$ 69,670	$ 82,900

Schedule of Future Undiscounted

Schedule of Future Undiscounted Cash Flows to be Received from Third-Party Lessees for Company's Operating Leases (Detail) - Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
2019 (remainder)	$ 37,663
2020	74,952
2021	68,669
2022	62,324
2023	59,886
Thereafter	$ 416,037

Schedule of Financial Instrumen

Schedule of Financial Instruments Having Difference Between Carrying Amount and Fair Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Note receivable from Agecroft Prison Management, LTD, Carrying Amount	$ 2,877	$ 2,887
Debt, Carrying Amount	(1,922,167)	(1,814,795)
Note receivable from Agecroft Prison Management, LTD, Fair Value	3,921	4,037
Debt, Fair Value	$ (1,897,824)	$ (1,744,045)

Goodwill - Additional Informati

Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Establishment of goodwill	This goodwill was established in connection with multiple business combination transactions.
Goodwill	$ 48,169	$ 48,169
CoreCivic Safety
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Goodwill	7,900	7,900
CoreCivic Community
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 40,300	$ 40,300

Real Estate Transactions - Addi

Real Estate Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands

Jun. 24, 2019USD ($)

May 06, 2019USD ($)ft²

Feb. 20, 2019USD ($)Bed

Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)Bed

Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)FacilityBed

Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)

Jun. 28, 2019Bed

May 23, 2019Bed

May 16, 2019Bed

May 01, 2019Bed

Jan. 24, 2018Bed

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Operating Expense

$ 345,679

$ 320,539

$ 691,511

$ 639,690

Asset impairments

$ 4,706

1,580

4,706

1,580

Proceeds from sale of property

$ 4,273

149

Idled Correctional Facilities

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of facility | Facility

6

Idled Non-Core Facilities

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of facility | Facility

2

Idled Residential Reentry Facility

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of facility | Facility

1

Idle Facilities

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of beds at the facility | Bed

729

729

Net Carrying Value

$ 8,300

$ 8,300

Operating Expense

2,800

$ 3,200

5,900

$ 6,700

Asset impairments

4,300

Adams County Correctional Center

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of beds at the facility | Bed

660

2,232

Net Carrying Value

97,800

$ 97,800

Contract expiration date

Aug. 30, 2019

Torrance County Detention Facility

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of beds at the facility | Bed

910

Net Carrying Value

34,600

$ 34,600

Management agreement commencing date

May 15, 2019

Initial term of management contract

60 months

Agreement notice period for termination

120 days

Eden Detention Center

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of beds at the facility | Bed

1,422

Net Carrying Value

37,600

$ 37,600

Management agreement commencing date

Jun. 1, 2019

Agreement notice period for termination

30 days

Kansas Department Of Corrections

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of beds at the facility | Bed

2,432

Lease term

20 years

Construction of new facility commencement description

Construction of the new facility commenced in the first quarter of 2018 and is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2020.

Construction project capitalized amount

$ 109,300

$ 109,300

Detroit, Michigan

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Purchase price of real estate

$ 7,200

Area of Building Acquired | ft²

36,520

Percentage of building leased

100.00%

Operating lease renewal term

6 years

Chester, Pennsylvania

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Carrying Value of Assets Dispositions

$ 3,100

Proceeds from sale of property

3,400

Gain on sale of assets

$ 300

South Raleigh Reentry Center | Raleigh, North Carolina [Member]

Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]

Number of beds at the facility | Bed

60

Purchase price of real estate

$ 900

Purchase price, net tangible assets

$ 900

Idled Facilities and Respective

Idled Facilities and Respective Carrying Values Excluding Equipment and Other Assets (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)Bed	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Prairie Correctional Facility
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	1,600
Date Idled	2010
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 14,830	$ 15,278
Huerfano County Correctional Center
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	752
Date Idled	2010
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 16,340	16,660
Diamondback Correctional Facility
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	2,160
Date Idled	2010
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 40,588	40,962
Southeast Kentucky Correctional Facility
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	656
Date Idled	2012
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 20,677	21,098
Marion Adjustment Center
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	826
Date Idled	2013
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 11,564	11,770
Kit Carson Correctional Center
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	1,488
Date Idled	2016
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 54,626	55,507
Idle Facilities
Facility Activations Developments And Closures [Line Items]
Design Capacity | Bed	7,482
Net Carrying Value | $	$ 158,625	$ 161,275

Schedule of Debt Outstanding (D

Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,922,167	$ 1,814,795
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(11,897)	(13,119)
Current portion of long-term debt, net	(341,152)	(14,121)
Long-term debt, net	1,569,118	1,787,555
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	195,000	197,500
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(100)	(100)
Senior Notes 4.625%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	350,000	350,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,400)	(2,700)
Senior Notes 4.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	325,000	325,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(600)	(1,000)
Senior Notes 5.0%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	250,000	250,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(1,600)	(1,800)
Senior Notes 4.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	250,000	250,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(3,300)	(3,500)
Capital Commerce Center Non-Recourse Mortgage Note 4.5%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	22,826	23,429
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(300)	(300)
Lansing Correctional Center Non Recourse Mortgage Note 4.43%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	124,475	62,331
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(3,400)	(3,400)
SSA Baltimore Non Recourse Mortgage Note 4.5%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	152,866	155,535
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(200)	(300)
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 252,000	$ 201,000

Schedule of Debt Outstanding (P

Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 17, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 11,897	$ 13,119
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate		3.90%	4.00%
Debt maturity date	Apr. 30, 2023
Interest payable dates		Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates.
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 100	$ 100
Senior Notes 4.625%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.625%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 2,400	2,700
Senior Notes 4.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.125%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 600	1,000
Senior Notes 5.0%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		5.00%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 1,600	1,800
Senior Notes 4.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.75%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 3,300	3,500
Capital Commerce Center Non-Recourse Mortgage Note 4.5%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.50%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 300	300
Lansing Correctional Center Non Recourse Mortgage Note 4.43%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.43%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 3,400	3,400
SSA Baltimore Non Recourse Mortgage Note 4.5%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.50%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 200	$ 300
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average rate		3.90%	4.00%
Interest payable dates		Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates.

Debt - Additional Information (

Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Aug. 23, 2018USD ($)ft²	Apr. 20, 2018USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2018USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2018USD ($)ft²	Oct. 31, 2017USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding under credit facility								$ 25,200,000
Total debt								1,922,167,000	$ 1,814,795,000
Debt Instrument outstanding balance								1,922,167,000	1,814,795,000
Capital Commerce Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Area of Building Acquired | ft²				261,000
Purchase price of real estate				$ 44,700,000
Non-Recourse Mortgage Note | Capital Commerce Center
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				4.50%
Amount of acquisition financed with non-recourse mortgage note				$ 24,500,000
Mortgage note maturity date				2033-01
Mortgage note maturity term				15 years
Capitalized loan costs				$ 400,000
Debt Instrument outstanding balance								22,800,000
Non-Recourse Senior Secured Notes | Private Placement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date		Jan. 31, 2040
Aggregate principal amount		$ 159,500,000
Stated interest rate		4.43%
Mortgage note maturity term		20 years
Debt Instrument outstanding balance								124,500,000
Expected project completion period		first quarter of 2020
Notes issuance costs		$ 3,400,000
Non-Recourse Senior Secured Notes | SSA-Baltimore
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date	Feb. 28, 2034
Stated interest rate	4.50%
Area of Building Acquired | ft²	541,000
Purchase price of real estate	$ 242,000,000
Debt Instrument outstanding balance								152,900,000
Notes issuance costs	200,000
Business acquisition assumed in-place financing	157,300,000
Balloon payment	$ 40,000,000
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,000,000,000
Debt maturity period			Apr. 30, 2023
Line of credit facility, aggregate principal amount of additional borrowing			$ 350,000,000
Credit Agreement | Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 200,000,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt								195,000,000
Debt maturity date			Apr. 30, 2023
Debt Instrument outstanding balance								$ 195,000,000	197,500,000
Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date							Apr. 1, 2020
Aggregate principal amount							$ 325,000,000
Stated interest rate							4.125%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par							100.00%
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date							May 1, 2023
Aggregate principal amount							$ 350,000,000
Stated interest rate							4.625%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par							100.00%
Senior Notes 5.0% Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date						Oct. 15, 2022
Aggregate principal amount						$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate						5.00%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par						100.00%
Senior Notes 4.75% Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date					Oct. 15, 2027
Aggregate principal amount					$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate					4.75%
Debt instrument redemption percentage of par					100.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sublimit swing line loans			$ 30,000,000
Percentage of commitment fee to unfunded balance								0.35%
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity								$ 522,800,000
Sublimit for issuance of standby letters of credit			$ 50,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility letters of credit outstanding								522,800,000
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiary secured by pledge under Revolving Credit Facilities			65.00%
Debt Instrument outstanding balance								$ 252,000,000	$ 201,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate								0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate			0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate			1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate								1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate			1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage points added to reference rate			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 800,000,000

Schedule of Principal Payments

Schedule of Principal Payments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2019 (remainder)	$ 8,349
2020	343,849
2021	20,337
2022	274,231
2023	772,360
Thereafter	503,041
Total debt	$ 1,922,167	$ 1,814,795

Declared Common Stock Dividends

Declared Common Stock Dividends (Detail) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Per Share	$ 0.44	$ 0.44	$ 0.43	$ 0.43
Dividend Payment 1st
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date					Feb. 22, 2018
Record Date					Apr. 2, 2018
Payable Date					Apr. 16, 2018
Per Share					$ 0.43
Dividend Payment 2nd
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date					May 11, 2018
Record Date					Jul. 2, 2018
Payable Date					Jul. 16, 2018
Per Share					$ 0.43
Dividend Payment 3rd
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date					Aug. 16, 2018
Record Date					Oct. 1, 2018
Payable Date					Oct. 15, 2018
Per Share					$ 0.43
Dividend Payment 4th
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date					Dec. 13, 2018
Record Date					Jan. 2, 2019
Payable Date					Jan. 15, 2019
Per Share					$ 0.43
Dividend Payment 5th
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date					Feb. 21, 2019
Record Date					Apr. 1, 2019
Payable Date					Apr. 15, 2019
Per Share					$ 0.44
Dividend Payment 6th
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date					May 16, 2019
Record Date					Jul. 1, 2019
Payable Date					Jul. 16, 2019
Per Share					$ 0.44

Stockholders' Equity - Addition

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Common stock options outstanding	600,000		600,000
Weighted average exercise price per share of common stock outstanding	$ 20.91		$ 20.91
Restricted stock based awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Fair value of restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic to certain of its employees and non-employee directors			$ 20.1		$ 20.5
Vesting description			The RSUs awarded to officers and executive officers in 2019 consist of a combination of awards with performance-based conditions and time-based conditions.  Unless earlier vested under the terms of the RSU agreements, the RSUs with time-based vesting conditions vest evenly generally on the first, second, and third anniversary of the award. The RSUs with performance-based vesting conditions are divided into one-third increments, each of which is subject to vesting based upon satisfaction of certain annual performance criteria established at the beginning of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019, 2020, and 2021, and which can be increased by up to 150% or decreased to 0% based on performance relative to the annual performance criteria, and further increased by up to an additional 120% or decreased by 80% based on CoreCivic's total shareholder return relative to a peer group.  Because the performance criteria for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2020 and 2021 have not yet been established, the values of the second and third RSU increments for financial reporting purposes will not be determined until such criteria are established.
Increase in vesting percentage based on performance relative to annual performance criteria			150.00%
Decrease in vesting percentage based on performance relative to annual performance criteria			0.00%
Increase in vesting percentage based on shareholder return relative to peer group			120.00%
Decrease in vesting percentage based on shareholder return relative to peer group			80.00%
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 4.3	$ 4	$ 8.1	$ 7.5
Restricted common stock units remained outstanding and subject to vesting	1,600,000		1,600,000
Restricted stock based awards | General and Administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 3.8	3.5	$ 7.1	6.5
Restricted stock based awards | Operating
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 0.5	$ 0.5	$ 1	$ 1
Restricted stock based awards | Employees And Non Employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic			934,000		945,000
Restricted stock based awards | Employees And Non Employee Directors | General and Administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic			850,000		850,000
Restricted stock based awards | Employee | Operating
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Restricted common stock units issued by CoreCivic			84,000		95,000
Restricted stock based awards | Officers And Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Percent of awards eligible to vest			33.33%
Restricted stock based awards | Non Employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Vesting period			1 year
Restricted stock based awards | Other Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Vesting period, continuous service requirement			3 years

Schedule of Calculation of Nume

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Net income, Basic	$ 48,578	$ 39,197	$ 97,918	$ 76,974
Net income, Diluted	$ 48,578	$ 39,197	$ 97,918	$ 76,974
Weighted average common shares outstanding, Basic	119,080	118,546	119,026	118,501
Weighted average common shares outstanding, Basic	119,080	118,546	119,026	118,501
Weighted average shares and assumed conversions	119,262	118,648	119,181	118,626
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE	$ 0.41	$ 0.33	$ 0.82	$ 0.65
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE	$ 0.41	$ 0.33	$ 0.82	$ 0.65
Stock options
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Effect of dilutive securities	51	92	43	96
Restricted stock based awards
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Effect of dilutive securities	131	10	112	29

Earnings Per Share - Additional

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options excluded from computation of earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5

Commitments and Contingencies -

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019LegalMatter
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending legal proceedings that would have an effect on consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows	0

Income Taxes - Additional Infor

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Minimum Distribution Percentage of Taxable Income to Qualify for Real Estate Investment Trust			90.00%
Income tax expense	$ 1,972,000	$ 2,428,000	$ 4,456,000	$ 4,363,000
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

Segment Reporting - Additional

Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019PropertySegmentFacility
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating segments | Segment	3
CoreCivic Safety
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of facilities operated by the company	51
Number of facilities owned by the company	44
CoreCivic Community
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of centers owned and operated by company	27
CoreCivic Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of properties leased to third parties and used by government agencies | Property	27

Schedule of Revenue and Net Ope

Schedule of Revenue and Net Operating Income for Each of the Three Segments and a Reconciliation to CoreCivic's Operating Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 490,294	$ 449,929	$ 974,358	$ 890,845
Operating expenses	345,679	320,539	691,511	639,690
Operating income	70,954	61,712	144,218	120,417
General and administrative	(33,364)	(27,538)	(62,809)	(52,509)
Depreciation and amortization	(35,591)	(38,560)	(71,114)	(76,649)
Asset impairments	(4,706)	(1,580)	(4,706)	(1,580)
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	490,259	449,927	974,255	890,840
Operating expenses	345,576	320,398	691,319	639,382
Operating income	144,683	129,529	282,936	251,458
Operating Segments | Safety
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	440,410	413,208	874,728	817,706
Operating expenses	316,995	298,469	633,590	594,972
Operating income	123,415	114,739	241,138	222,734
Operating Segments | Community
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	30,706	24,718	61,272	49,518
Operating expenses	23,086	18,757	46,582	38,124
Operating income	7,620	5,961	14,690	11,394
Operating Segments | CoreCivic Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	19,143	12,001	38,255	23,616
Operating expenses	5,495	3,172	11,147	6,286
Operating income	13,648	8,829	27,108	17,330
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other operating expense	(103)	(141)	(192)	(308)
General and administrative	(33,364)	(27,538)	(62,809)	(52,509)
Depreciation and amortization	(35,591)	(38,560)	(71,114)	(76,649)
Asset impairments	(4,706)	(1,580)	(4,706)	(1,580)
Segment Reconciling Items | Other Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 35	$ 2	$ 103	$ 5

Summary of Capital Expenditures

Summary of Capital Expenditures Including Accrued Amounts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	$ 69,123	$ 29,173	$ 109,916	$ 95,425
Safety
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	19,825	13,382	38,927	24,852
Community
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	1,261	1,272	2,724	8,419
CoreCivic Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	43,338	12,708	60,094	53,702
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total capital expenditures	$ 4,699	$ 1,811	$ 8,171	$ 8,452

Schedule of Total Assets (Detai

Schedule of Total Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 3,738,891	$ 3,655,660
Safety
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,627,372	2,621,880
Community
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	274,592	281,198
CoreCivic Properties
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	665,925	606,770
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 171,002	$ 145,812

Condensed Consolidating Balance

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Unaudited) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 56,745		$ 52,802
Restricted cash	30,150		21,335
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	272,423		270,597
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,791		28,791
Total current assets	392,109		373,525
Real estate and related assets:
Property and equipment, net	2,824,029		2,830,589
Other real estate assets	242,073		247,223
Goodwill	48,169		48,169
Non-current deferred tax assets	18,858		14,947
Other assets	213,653		141,207
Total assets	3,738,891		3,655,660
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	330,449		352,275
Current portion of long-term debt, net	341,152		14,121
Total current liabilities	671,601		366,396
Long-term debt, net	1,569,118		1,787,555
Deferred revenue	19,286		26,102
Other liabilities	96,295		60,548
Total liabilities	2,356,300		2,240,601
Total stockholders' equity	1,382,591	$ 1,382,414	1,415,059	$ 1,427,918	$ 1,434,210	$ 1,451,608
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,738,891		3,655,660
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	21,732		11,109
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	194,790		254,766
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,434		4,412
Total current assets	219,956		270,287
Real estate and related assets:
Property and equipment, net	2,242,107		2,255,361
Other real estate assets	242,073		247,223
Goodwill	33,057		33,057
Non-current deferred tax assets	1,513		727
Other assets	563,909		507,161
Total assets	3,302,615		3,313,816
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	263,198		294,474
Current portion of long-term debt, net	335,719		8,720
Total current liabilities	598,917		303,194
Long-term debt, net	1,301,253		1,579,273
Non-current deferred tax liabilities	1,751		1,165
Other liabilities	18,103		15,125
Total liabilities	1,920,024		1,898,757
Total stockholders' equity	1,382,591		1,415,059
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,302,615		3,313,816
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Subsidiary Guarantors
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	34,312		40,348
Restricted cash	4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	505,880		445,105
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33,337		26,939
Total current assets	573,533		512,392
Real estate and related assets:
Property and equipment, net	269,546		310,989
Goodwill	15,112		15,112
Non-current deferred tax assets	17,014		14,220
Other assets	133,838		61,104
Total assets	1,009,043		913,817
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	390,837		377,699
Current portion of long-term debt, net	47,905
Total current liabilities	438,742		377,699
Long-term debt, net	66,634		114,428
Deferred revenue	19,286		26,102
Other liabilities	78,192		45,423
Total liabilities	602,854		563,652
Total stockholders' equity	406,189		350,165
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,009,043		913,817
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	701		1,345
Restricted cash	30,146		21,335
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(108)		1,809
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	167		1,951
Total current assets	30,906		26,440
Real estate and related assets:
Property and equipment, net	312,376		264,239
Non-current deferred tax assets	2,082		1,165
Other assets	36,858		38,112
Total assets	382,222		329,956
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	108,665		115,661
Current portion of long-term debt, net	5,528		5,401
Total current liabilities	114,193		121,062
Long-term debt, net	268,231		208,854
Total liabilities	382,424		329,916
Total stockholders' equity	(202)		40
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	382,222		329,956
Consolidating Adjustments and Other
ASSETS
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	(428,139)		(431,083)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(4,147)		(4,511)
Total current assets	(432,286)		(435,594)
Real estate and related assets:
Non-current deferred tax assets	(1,751)		(1,165)
Other assets	(520,952)		(465,170)
Total assets	(954,989)		(901,929)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(432,251)		(435,559)
Current portion of long-term debt, net	(48,000)
Total current liabilities	(480,251)		(435,559)
Long-term debt, net	(67,000)		(115,000)
Non-current deferred tax liabilities	(1,751)		(1,165)
Total liabilities	(549,002)		(551,724)
Total stockholders' equity	(405,987)		(350,205)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ (954,989)		$ (901,929)

Condensed Consolidating Stateme

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Unaudited) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
REVENUES	$ 490,294		$ 449,929		$ 974,358	$ 890,845
EXPENSES:
Operating	345,679		320,539		691,511	639,690
General and administrative	33,364		27,538		62,809	52,509
Depreciation and amortization	35,591		38,560		71,114	76,649
Asset impairments	4,706		1,580		4,706	1,580
Costs and Expenses, Total	419,340		388,217		830,140	770,428
OPERATING INCOME	70,954		61,712		144,218	120,417
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net	20,662		19,038		42,098	38,074
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions			1,016			1,016
Other (income) expense	(258)		33		(254)	(10)
Total non-operating expense (income)	20,404		20,087		41,844	39,080
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	50,550		41,625		102,374	81,337
Income tax expense	(1,972)		(2,428)		(4,456)	(4,363)
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES	48,578		39,197		97,918	76,974
NET INCOME	48,578	$ 49,340	39,197	$ 37,777	97,918	76,974
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
REVENUES	339,495		313,663		674,707	621,192
EXPENSES:
Operating	260,420		243,853		517,913	486,038
General and administrative	12,136		9,697		22,164	17,932
Depreciation and amortization	23,111		22,913		46,395	45,446
Asset impairments	4,706		1,580		4,706	1,580
Costs and Expenses, Total	300,373		278,043		591,178	550,996
OPERATING INCOME	39,122		35,620		83,529	70,196
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net	17,662		16,566		35,948	32,743
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions			1,016			1,016
Other (income) expense	(205)		138		(273)	20
Total non-operating expense (income)	17,457		17,720		35,675	33,779
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	21,665		17,900		47,854	36,417
Income tax expense	(44)		(342)		(573)	(765)
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES	21,621		17,558		47,281	35,652
Income from equity in subsidiaries	26,957		21,639		50,637	41,322
NET INCOME	48,578		39,197		97,918	76,974
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
REVENUES	396,790		371,245		788,867	737,930
EXPENSES:
Operating	334,832		311,665		669,827	621,929
General and administrative	21,228		17,841		40,645	34,577
Depreciation and amortization	10,542		15,647		20,857	31,203
Costs and Expenses, Total	366,602		345,153		731,329	687,709
OPERATING INCOME	30,188		26,092		57,538	50,221
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net	1,303		2,472		2,756	5,331
Other (income) expense	(69)		(145)		(29)	(87)
Total non-operating expense (income)	1,234		2,327		2,727	5,244
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	28,954		23,765		54,811	44,977
Income tax expense	(1,928)		(2,086)		(3,883)	(3,598)
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES	27,026		21,679		50,928	41,379
NET INCOME	27,026		21,679		50,928	41,379
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
REVENUES	5,714				11,437
EXPENSES:
Operating	2,132				4,424
Depreciation and amortization	1,938				3,862
Costs and Expenses, Total	4,070				8,286
OPERATING INCOME	1,644				3,151
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net	1,697				3,394
Other (income) expense	16				48
Total non-operating expense (income)	1,713				3,442
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(69)				(291)
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES	(69)				(291)
NET INCOME	(69)				(291)
Consolidating Adjustments and Other
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
REVENUES	(251,705)		(234,979)		(500,653)	(468,277)
EXPENSES:
Operating	(251,705)		(234,979)		(500,653)	(468,277)
Costs and Expenses, Total	(251,705)		(234,979)		(500,653)	(468,277)
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Other (income) expense			40			57
Total non-operating expense (income)			40			57
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES			(40)			(57)
INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN SUBSIDIARIES			(40)			(57)
Income from equity in subsidiaries	(26,957)		(21,639)		(50,637)	(41,322)
NET INCOME	$ (26,957)		$ (21,679)		$ (50,637)	$ (41,379)

Condensed Consolidating State_2

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 166,622	$ 183,651
Net cash used in investing activities	(146,078)	(96,093)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(7,786)	(63,210)
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	12,758	24,348
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	74,137	52,183
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	86,895	76,531
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	122,947	161,685
Net cash used in investing activities	(11,326)	(69,202)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(100,998)	(76,236)
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	10,623	16,247
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	11,109	25,745
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	21,732	41,992
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	36,783	21,697
Net cash used in investing activities	(76,563)	(20,221)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	33,748	1,462
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	(6,032)	2,938
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	40,348	26,438
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	34,316	29,376
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	6,892	269
Net cash used in investing activities	(58,189)	(6,670)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	59,464	11,564
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	8,167	5,163
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	22,680
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$ 30,847	$ 5,163