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Long-term Debt Schedule of Future Payments Including Capital Leases (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Non interest bearing note [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Non interest bearing note [Member]
AUD
Dec. 01, 2010
Non interest bearing note [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 01, 2010
Non interest bearing note [Member]
AUD
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]          
2015 $ 67,492,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths        
2016 87,037,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo        
2017 136,084,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree        
2018 170,034,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour        
2019 1,153,239,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive        
Thereafter 41,003,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive        
Total 1,654,889,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncludingCurrentMaturities        
Non-interest bearing loan   40,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_NonInterestBearingNoteMember
  48,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_NonInterestBearingNoteMember
50,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_NonInterestBearingNoteMember
Non-interest bearing loan, maturity date   Jan. 14, 2054 Jan. 14, 2054    
Non-interest bearing loan, carrying value   $ 2,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_NonInterestBearingNoteMember
2,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_NonInterestBearingNoteMember
$ 1,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_NonInterestBearingNoteMember
1,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_NonInterestBearingNoteMember