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Earnings Per Common Share Series A-1 Preferred Stock (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 13, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Jul. 23, 2012
Oct. 02, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Net proceeds from Series A-1 Preferred Stock issuance $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock $ 349,418,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock        
Unpaid dividends paid upon conversion of preferred stock 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock 2,139,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock 4,375,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock        
Class A Common Stock [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Conversion of shares to Class A Common Stock, shares       5,984,232us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
     
Shares issued upon conversion of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, per share           17.1us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Optional Preferred Stock Conversion Rate           130.00%gwr_OptionalPreferredStockConversionRate
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Optional Preferred Stock Conversion Price           $ 76.03gwr_OptionalPreferredStockConversionPrice
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= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
 
Series A-1 Preferred Stock [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Series A-1 Preferred Stock shares issued             350,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Issuance price             $ 1,000.00us-gaap_TemporaryEquityParOrStatedValuePerShare
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Net proceeds from Series A-1 Preferred Stock issuance     349,400,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
       
Convertible preferred stock coupon rate           5.00%gwr_ConvertiblePreferredStockCouponRate
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Preferred Stock conversion price           58.49us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionAmount
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Premium on conversion price           4.50%gwr_PremiumOnConversionPrice
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
 
Unpaid dividends paid upon conversion of preferred stock         $ 2,100,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember