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Accounts Receivable Insurance and Third Party Claims (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Total accounts receivable $ 363,104,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent $ 340,026,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent  
Proceeds from insurance 13,600,000gwr_ProceedsfromInsuranceOperatingandInvestingActivities 11,100,000gwr_ProceedsfromInsuranceOperatingandInvestingActivities 21,800,000gwr_ProceedsfromInsuranceOperatingandInvestingActivities
Gain on insurance recoveries     (5,800,000)us-gaap_GainOnBusinessInterruptionInsuranceRecovery
Accounts receivable - insurance and other third party claims [Member]      
Total accounts receivable 26,941,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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= gwr_AccountsReceivableInsuranceClaimsMember
31,643,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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Australia [Member] | Accounts receivable - insurance and other third party claims [Member]      
Total accounts receivable 11,300,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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= gwr_AccountsReceivableInsuranceClaimsMember
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North American & European Operations [Member] | Accounts receivable - insurance and other third party claims [Member]      
Total accounts receivable $ 15,700,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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