$GEO
GEO GROUP INC Stock $geo

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459022007652 Filed on February 28, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q1	2021
Revenue	$557.5M	$576.4M	$2.257B
YoY Change	-3.56%	-4.73%	-3.98%
Cost Of Revenue	$396.0M	$428.2M	$1.629B
YoY Change	-9.45%	-7.18%	-8.39%
Gross Profit	$161.6M	$148.2M	$627.6M
YoY Change	14.66%	3.13%	9.75%
Gross Profit Margin	28.98%	25.71%	27.81%
Selling, General & Admin	$50.66M	$48.50M	$204.3M
YoY Change	6.89%	-9.85%	5.64%
% of Gross Profit	31.36%	32.73%	32.56%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$34.87M	$34.12M	$135.2M
YoY Change	1.66%	2.37%	0.37%
% of Gross Profit	21.58%	23.02%	21.54%
Operating Expenses	$85.54M	$82.50M	$339.5M
YoY Change	4.82%	-5.39%	3.47%
Operating Profit	$76.02M	$65.63M	$288.1M
YoY Change	99.98%	16.86%	25.58%
Interest Expense	-$27.21M	-$25.60M	-$105.5M
YoY Change	7.54%	-174.9%	-183.14%
% of Operating Profit	-35.79%	-39.01%	-36.61%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$50.02M	$56.36M	$161.9M
YoY Change	233.45%	91.64%	67.85%
Income Tax	$101.3M	$7.936M	$122.7M
% Of Pretax Income	202.6%	14.08%	75.83%
Net Earnings	-$49.80M	$50.54M	$77.42M
YoY Change	-518.07%	100.72%	-31.51%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-8.93%	8.77%	3.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.41	$0.59
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$413.0K	$0.41	$0.58
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		120.0M	120.4M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		120.4M	120.7M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q1	2021
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$506.5M	$289.4M	$506.5M
YoY Change	78.66%	793.21%	78.66%
Cash & Equivalents	$506.5M	$289.4M	$506.5M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$65.34M	$58.40M	$65.34M
YoY Change	11.12%	-8.75%	11.12%
Inventory	$9.000M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$365.6M	$346.8M	$365.6M
Other Receivables	$6.507M	$6.400M	$6.507M
Total Short-Term Assets	$943.9M	$701.0M	$943.9M
YoY Change	32.7%	47.1%	32.7%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.038B	$2.114B	$2.150B
YoY Change	-3.97%	-1.33%	-4.31%
Goodwill	$755.2M	$755.2M
YoY Change	0.0%	-2.71%
Intangibles	$166.1M	$182.5M
YoY Change	-11.52%	-10.72%
Long-Term Investments	$10.30M	$10.50M	$10.30M
YoY Change	-7.21%	17.98%	-7.21%
Other Assets	$71.01M	$76.27M	$144.7M
YoY Change	-10.32%	-0.77%	-4.2%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.594B	$3.726B	$3.594B
YoY Change	-4.14%	0.41%	-4.14%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$943.9M	$701.0M	$943.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.594B	$3.726B	$3.594B
Total Assets	$4.537B	$4.427B	$4.537B
YoY Change	1.73%	5.72%	1.73%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$64.07M	$84.47M	$64.07M
YoY Change	-25.38%	-9.06%	-25.41%
Accrued Expenses	$200.7M	$195.8M	$257.1M
YoY Change	-0.82%	9.47%	2.83%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$18.57M	$27.10M	$18.57M
YoY Change	-30.09%	14.83%	-29.13%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$378.8M	$423.1M	$378.8M
YoY Change	-7.89%	9.79%	-7.89%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.626B	$2.495B	$2.926B
YoY Change	2.5%	5.23%	1.27%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$87.07M	$114.5M	$177.0M
YoY Change	-24.65%	38.66%	-18.4%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.713B	$2.610B	$3.103B
YoY Change	1.33%	6.36%	-0.1%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$378.8M	$423.1M	$378.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.713B	$2.610B	$3.103B
Total Liabilities	$3.092B	$3.033B	$3.561B
YoY Change	0.1%	6.83%	0.4%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$176.0M	-$202.8M
YoY Change	-21.06%	33.18%
Common Stock	$1.273M	$1.272M
YoY Change	0.87%	0.79%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$105.1M	$105.1M
YoY Change	0.15%	0.88%
Treasury Stock Shares	$4.852M	$4.852M
Shareholders Equity	$976.2M	$941.3M	$976.2M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.537B	$4.427B	$4.537B
YoY Change	1.73%	5.72%	1.73%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q1	2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$49.80M	$50.54M	$77.42M
YoY Change	-518.07%	100.72%	-31.51%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$34.87M	$34.12M	$135.2M
YoY Change	1.66%	2.37%	0.37%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$6.842M	$124.9M	$282.6M
YoY Change	-108.18%	-2.61%	-36.02%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$12.01M	$27.28M	$69.39M
YoY Change	-51.95%	-11.01%	-36.22%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.262M	$14.00M	$15.66M
YoY Change	-36.9%	185.71%	240.37%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$13.27M	-$13.29M	-$53.74M
YoY Change	-50.84%	-48.35%	-48.42%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-17.10M	-102.1M	11.26M
YoY Change	-110.54%	2.07%	-111.64%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-6.842M	124.9M	282.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-13.27M	-13.29M	-53.74M
Cash From Financing Activities	-17.10M	-102.1M	11.26M
Net Change In Cash	-37.22M	8.839M	236.5M
YoY Change	-117.0%	-280.72%	-3.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$6.842M	$124.9M	$282.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$12.01M	$27.28M	$69.39M
Free Cash Flow	$5.170M	$97.64M	$213.2M
YoY Change	-95.24%	0.03%	-35.95%

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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	26740000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	32418000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	76158000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	37338000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	30923000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Investments Noncurrent RestrictedInvestmentsNoncurrent	54488000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Investments Noncurrent RestrictedInvestmentsNoncurrent	35749000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Investments Noncurrent RestrictedInvestmentsNoncurrent	28332000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	548322000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	311853000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	67472000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Taxes PrepaidTaxes	10800000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Taxes PrepaidTaxes	0
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Held For Sale Not Part Of Disposal Group AssetsHeldForSaleNotPartOfDisposalGroup	7900000
CY2020Q4	geo	Assets Held For Sale Number Of Properties AssetsHeldForSaleNumberOfProperties	4
CY2020	geo	Fair Value Discount Rate Utilized To Adjust Cash Flow FairValueDiscountRateUtilizedToAdjustCashFlow	0.10
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	21100000
CY2021	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Indefinitelived Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill	0
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	10900000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Net CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet	12200000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Amortization Deferred Finance Costs AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts	18600000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Amortization Deferred Finance Costs AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts	17700000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense	26700000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense	25200000
CY2021	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Leases RevenueRecognitionLeases	<p style="margin-top:13pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:2.08%;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Lease Revenue</p> <p style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.25%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company leases eight of its owned facilities to unrelated parties. Six of which have a term of two years and expire in June 2023 with options to extend for one additional one-year term. The carrying value of these leased facilities as of December 31, 2021 is $42.3 million, net of accumulated depreciation of $17.8 million. One facility has a term that expires in February 2023. The carrying value of this leased facility as of December 31, 2021 was $2.1 million, net of accumulated depreciation of $0.5 million. The remaining facility has a term of twenty years with renewals and expires in October 2041. The carrying value of this leased facility as of December 31, 2021 was $17.9 million, net of accumulated depreciation of $15.0 million. Rental income, included in Revenues, for these leases for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $1.8 million. The majority of these leases began during and towards the end of 2021, as such, rental income was not significant for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. As of December 31, 2021, future minimum rentals to be received on these leases are as follows:<span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:2.08%;font-size:12pt;"> </p> <div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:80.22%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1.94%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:16.82%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Annual Rental</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:80.22%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Year</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;width:1.94%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:16.82%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(in thousands)</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:80.22%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2022</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1.94%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:15.82%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,324</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:80.22%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2023</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1.94%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:15.82%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4,676</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:80.22%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2024</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1.94%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:15.82%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4,080</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:80.22%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2025</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1.94%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:15.82%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4,094</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:80.22%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2026</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1.94%;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:15.82%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4,162</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;width:80.22%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> Thereafter</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;width:1.94%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:15.82%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">21,311</p></td> <td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;width:80.22%; border-bottom:double 2.5pt transparent;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> Total</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;width:1.94%; border-bottom:double 2.5pt transparent;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:double 2.5pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:15.82%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:double 2.5pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">43,647</p></td> <td style="background-color:#CFF0FC;padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:1%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:double 2.5pt #000000;white-space:nowrap;" valign="bottom"> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </p></td> </tr> </table></div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:2.08%;font-size:12pt;"> </p>
CY2021Q4	geo	Number Of Lease Facilities NumberOfLeaseFacilities	8
CY2021	us-gaap	Lease Income LeaseIncome	1800000
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	2373000
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-2254000
CY2020	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	0
CY2021	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	0
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Next Twelve Months LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedNextTwelveMonths	5324000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Two Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedTwoYears	4676000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Three Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThreeYears	4080000
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Four Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFourYears	4094000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	500000
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Before Accumulated Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetBeforeAccumulatedAmortization	19400000
CY2021Q4	geo	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Depreciation FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedDepreciation	17100000
CY2020Q4	geo	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Depreciation FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedDepreciation	15400000
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