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Derivative Financial Instruments Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk (Details)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
The Swap [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 01, 2010
The Swap [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 01, 2010
The Swap [Member]
AUD
May 23, 2014
The Swaps [Member]
USD ($)
May 23, 2014
The Swaps [Member]
AUD
Dec. 03, 2012
The Swaps [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 03, 2012
The Swaps [Member]
AUD
Dec. 31, 2012
Australian Dollar BBSW [Member]
The Swaps [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
LIBOR [Member]
The Swaps [Member]
Derivatives [Line Items]                    
Third party debt related to foreign operations denominated in foreign currencies $ 168,300,000us-gaap_LiabilityReportingCurrencyDenominatedValue                  
Notional Amount     100,600,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= gwr_A12110CurrencySwapMember
105,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= gwr_A12110CurrencySwapMember
    109,600,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember
105,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember
   
Description of variable rate basis on the notional amount                 Australian dollar BBSW plus 3.25% LIBOR plus 2.82%
Derivative settlement payment   9,100,000gwr_DerivativeSettlementPayment
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= gwr_A12110CurrencySwapMember
               
Payments for Derivative Instrument           105,000,000gwr_PaymentsforDerivativeInstrument
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember
       
Proceeds from Derivative Instrument         $ 108,900,000gwr_ProceedsfromDerivativeInstrument
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember