Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Before Tax

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The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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-SubTopic 10
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The pro forma diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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-Topic 805
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-Section 25
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Foreign exchange rate used to translate amounts denominated in functional currency to reporting currency.

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Changes in Operations Pro Forma (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, AUD in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 AUD	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares $ / AUD	Dec. 01, 2016 $ / AUD	Mar. 31, 2015 $ / £	Mar. 25, 2015 $ / £
Operating revenues		$ 2,052,840	$ 2,203,822
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.		$ 136,559	$ 224,202
Basic earnings per common share \| $ / shares		$ 2.38	$ 3.95
Diluted earnings per common share \| $ / shares		$ 2.34	$ 3.88
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation			0.75	0.74	1.51	1.49
Freightliner [Member] \| Acquisition-related Costs [Member] \| Pro Forma [Member]
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.			$ (9,100)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Before Tax			(12,200)
GRail [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs \| AUD	AUD 13.2
GRail [Member] \| Acquisition-related Costs [Member] \| Pro Forma [Member]
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.		$ (15,600)	(16,900)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Before Tax		$ (16,300)	(17,600)
Freightliner [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			12,600
Freightliner [Member] \| Acquisition-related Costs [Member] \| Pro Forma [Member]
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.			(9,500)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Before Tax			(12,600)
Freightliner [Member] \| Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net [Member] \| Pro Forma [Member]
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.			(11,600)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss) Before Tax			$ (18,700)