Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the Company's quarterly results for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2014
Operating revenues	$	376,279	$	414,563	$	432,543	$	415,627
Income from operations	$	74,875	$	110,109	$	123,116	$	113,471
Net income	$	39,634	$	60,889	$	72,852	$	87,631
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders	$	0.70	$	1.07	$	1.27	$	1.53
2013
Operating revenues	$	374,950	$	400,648	$	401,377	$	391,668
Income from operations	$	76,200	$	107,417	$	101,741	$	94,830
Net income	$	82,728	$	65,050	$	66,225	$	58,088
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders	$	1.46	$	1.14	$	1.16	$	1.03