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Long-term Debt Prior Credit Agreements (Details)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
United States Term Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
United States Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
United States Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
United States Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
United States Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
Canadian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
Canadian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
AUD
Dec. 31, 2013
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
AUD
May 27, 2014
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
AUD
Oct. 02, 2012
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
Australian Term Loan [Member]
Loans Payable [Member]
AUD
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
                             
Term Loan                 1,520,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
1,600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_CanadianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
24,600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_CanadianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
        200,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
216,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
210,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
202,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
Write off of deferred financing fees 4,600,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 500,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 3,200,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost                                  
Prepayments Of Debt             113,000,000gwr_PrepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
79,000,000gwr_PrepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
        47,000,000gwr_PrepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
53,000,000gwr_PrepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
23,600,000gwr_PrepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
24,000,000gwr_PrepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
       
Repayments of Debt           $ 63,700,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesTermLoanMember
                $ 7,700,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
8,100,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember