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Long-term Debt Revolver (Details) (Revolving Credit Facility [Member])
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Swingline Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Swingline Credit Facility [Member]
AUD
May 27, 2014
Swingline Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
United States Revolving Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Canadian Revolving Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Canadian Revolving Loan [Member]
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
European Revolving Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
European Revolving Loan [Member]
EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   $ 625,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
$ 425,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
      $ 50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_SwinglineCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
Long-term debt 43,200,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
      6,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_SwinglineCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
8,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_SwinglineCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  11,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
20,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_CanadianRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
24,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_CanadianRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
5,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_EuropeanRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
4,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_EuropeanRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount       2,600,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
               
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount $ 579,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                     
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage         6.44%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_SwinglineCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
6.44%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_SwinglineCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
  1.67%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
2.79%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_CanadianRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
2.79%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_CanadianRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
1.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_EuropeanRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
1.51%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_EuropeanRevolvingLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember