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Geo Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Monday, 2/26/18, at 4:40pm ET · For: 12/31/17 · Accession #: 1193125-18-58566 · File #: 1-14260

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/26/18  Geo Group Inc                     10-K       12/31/17  138:28M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.24M 
 2: EX-10.36    Material Contract                                   HTML     52K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     35K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     36K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     66K 
16: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    103K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     38K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     61K 
                (Loss)                                                           
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     42K 
                (Loss) (Parentheticals)                                          
20: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    135K 
21: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     57K 
22: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    164K 
23: R9          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML    126K 
24: R10         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML    210K 
                Significant Accounting Policies                                  
25: R11         Business Combinations                               HTML    103K 
26: R12         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    126K 
27: R13         Equity Incentive Plans                              HTML    160K 
28: R14         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     67K 
29: R15         Property and Equipment                              HTML     66K 
30: R16         Contract Receivable                                 HTML     44K 
31: R17         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     46K 
32: R18         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net           HTML    117K 
33: R19         Financial Instruments                               HTML     82K 
34: R20         Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities                HTML    113K 
35: R21         Accrued Expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     51K 
36: R22         Debt                                                HTML    261K 
37: R23         Benefit Plans                                       HTML     99K 
38: R24         Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML    198K 
39: R25         Income Taxes                                        HTML    188K 
40: R26         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     71K 
41: R27         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     91K 
42: R28         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    714K 
43: R29         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     40K 
44: R30         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     63K 
45: R31         Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML   1.48M 
                Depreciation                                                     
46: R32         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML    245K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)                       
47: R33         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML     75K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                         
48: R34         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     92K 
49: R35         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    109K 
50: R36         Equity Incentive Plans (Tables)                     HTML    144K 
51: R37         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     64K 
52: R38         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     62K 
53: R39         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)  HTML    112K 
54: R40         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML     80K 
55: R41         Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)       HTML    111K 
56: R42         Accrued Expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     51K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R43         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    179K 
58: R44         Benefit Plans (Tables)                              HTML     94K 
59: R45         Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML    200K 
                (Tables)                                                         
60: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    175K 
61: R47         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     45K 
62: R48         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     90K 
                (Tables)                                                         
63: R49         Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    641K 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R50         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML    177K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Additional                     
                Information (Details Textual)                                    
65: R51         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML     74K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Variable                       
                Interest Entities (Details)                                      
66: R52         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML     50K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Reserve for                    
                Insurance Loss (Details)                                         
67: R53         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML     54K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Comprehensive                  
                Income (Loss) (Details)                                          
68: R54         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML     56K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Stock Based                    
                Compensation (Details)                                           
69: R55         Summary of Business Organization, Operations and    HTML     43K 
                Significant Accounting Policies - Accounting                     
                Standards Implementation (Details)                               
70: R56         Business Combinations - Narrative (Details)         HTML     87K 
71: R57         Business Combinations - Assets Acquired and         HTML    104K 
                Liabilities Assumed (Details)                                    
72: R58         Business Combinations - Intangible Assets Acquired  HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R59         Business Combinations - Pro Forma (Details)         HTML     42K 
74: R60         Shareholders' Equity - Dividends Declared           HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R61         Shareholders' Equity - Common Stock,                HTML     71K 
                Distributions, Prospectus Supplement and Preferred               
                Stock (Details)                                                  
76: R62         Shareholders' Equity - Noncontrolling Interests     HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R63         Equity Incentive Plans (Compensation Expense)       HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R64         Equity Incentive Plans (Options Activity)           HTML     92K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R65         Equity Incentive Plans (Options by Exercise Price)  HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R66         Equity Incentive Plans (Nonvested Stock Option      HTML     62K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
81: R67         Equity Incentive Plans (Restricted Stock Activity)  HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R68         Equity Incentive Plans (Details Textual)            HTML    104K 
83: R69         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     80K 
84: R70         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     72K 
85: R71         Property and Equipment (Details Textual)            HTML     46K 
86: R72         Contract Receivable (Details)                       HTML     58K 
87: R73         Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)          HTML     38K 
88: R74         Derivative Financial Instruments (Australia         HTML     66K 
                Ravenhall) (Details)                                             
89: R75         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net           HTML     62K 
                (Goodwill) (Details)                                             
90: R76         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net           HTML     65K 
                (Intangible Assets) (Details)                                    
91: R77         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net           HTML     63K 
                (Amortization Expense) (Details)                                 
92: R78         Financial Instruments (Details)                     HTML     60K 
93: R79         Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Details)      HTML    144K 
94: R80         Accrued Expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R81         Debt (Details)                                      HTML    114K 
96: R82         Debt (Amended Credit Agreement) (Details)           HTML     99K 
97: R83         Debt (Credit Agreement) (Details)                   HTML     74K 
98: R84         Debt (6.00% Senior Notes) (Details)                 HTML     86K 
99: R85         Debt (6.625% Senior Notes) (Details)                HTML     51K 
100: R86         Debt (5.875% Senior Notes Due 2024) (Details)       HTML     80K  
101: R87         Debt (5.125% Senior Notes) (Details)                HTML     75K  
102: R88         Debt (5.875% Senior Notes) (Details)                HTML    100K  
103: R89         Debt (Nonrecourse Debt) (Details)                   HTML     71K  
104: R90         Debt (Australia - Ravenhall) (Details)              HTML     56K  
105: R91         Debt (Debt Repayment) (Details)                     HTML     88K  
106: R92         Debt (Guarantees) (Details)                         HTML     70K  
107: R93         Benefit Plans (Accrued Pension Costs) (Details)     HTML     73K  
108: R94         Benefit Plans (Components of Net Periodic Benefit   HTML     52K  
                Cost) (Details)                                                  
109: R95         Benefit Plans (Benefit Payments) (Details)          HTML     52K  
110: R96         Benefit Plans (Details Textual)                     HTML     65K  
111: R97         Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML     95K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R98         Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML     52K  
                (Pre-Tax Income Reconciliation of Segments)                      
                (Details)                                                        
113: R99         Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML     61K  
                (Asset Reconciliation) (Details)                                 
114: R100        Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML     59K  
                (Geographic Information) (Details)                               
115: R101        Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML     45K  
                (Sources of Revenue) (Details)                                   
116: R102        Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML     44K  
                (Customer Concentration Risk) (Details)                          
117: R103        Business Segments and Geographic Information        HTML     59K  
                (Details Textual)                                                
118: R104        Income Taxes (Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes)    HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R105        Income Taxes (Provision (Benefit) for Income        HTML     68K  
                Taxes) (Details)                                                 
120: R106        Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Statutory Rate to   HTML     59K  
                Effective Tax Rate) (Details)                                    
121: R107        Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities)  HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R108        Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details)  HTML     51K  
123: R109        Income Taxes (Details Textual)                      HTML     89K  
124: R110        Commitments and Contingencies (Lease Payments)      HTML     55K  
                (Details)                                                        
125: R111        Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)     HTML     99K  
126: R112        Commitments and Contingencies (Contract Awards)     HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R113        Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     63K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R114        Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML     37K  
                (Details Textual)                                                
129: R115        Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    164K  
                (Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income)                  
                (Details)                                                        
130: R116        Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    203K  
                (Balance Sheet) (Details)                                        
131: R117        Condensed Consolidating Financial Information       HTML    137K  
                (Statements of Cash Flows) (Details)                             
132: R118        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     43K  
133: R119        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R120        Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML   1.55M  
                Depreciation (Details)                                           
135: R121        Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated          HTML     73K  
                Depreciation (Details 2)                                         
137: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    252K  
136: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    244K  
 9: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- geo-20171231                        XML  10.91M 
11: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- geo-20171231_cal                XML    427K 
12: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- geo-20171231_def                 XML   2.18M 
13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- geo-20171231_lab                      XML   4.46M 
14: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- geo-20171231_pre               XML   2.80M 
10: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- geo-20171231                          XSD    540K 
138: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-18-058566-xbrl      Zip    805K

‘EX-101.PRE’ — XBRL Presentations — geo-20171231_pre

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Geo Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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