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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) (Restricted Stock, USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Nov. 21, 2013
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Restricted shares issued 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod    
Unrecognized compensation expense $ 12.7us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized    
2014 Long Term Incentive Plan Member
     
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Restricted shares issued   13,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= geos_TwoThousandFourteenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
 
Fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant   $ 45.68us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= geos_TwoThousandFourteenLongTermIncentivePlanMember
 
1997 Key Employee Stock Option Plan Member
     
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Restricted shares issued     184,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= geos_NineteenNinetySevenKeyEmployeeStockOptionPlanMember
Fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant     $ 98.68us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= geos_NineteenNinetySevenKeyEmployeeStockOptionPlanMember
Unrecognized compensation expense     $ 17.3us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= geos_NineteenNinetySevenKeyEmployeeStockOptionPlanMember
Expected period for recognition of unrecognized compensation expense     4 years