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Debt (Details 1)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 20, 2012
USD [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
AUD [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
AUD [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 07, 2011
AUD [Member]
AUD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019 $ 398,308us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt $ 397,893us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt            
Revolving credit borrowing     0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ghc_FourHundredFiftyMillionUSDollarPortionOfRevolverMember
0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ghc_FourHundredFiftyMillionUSDollarPortionOfRevolverMember
240,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ghc_FourHundredFiftyMillionUSDollarPortionOfRevolverMember
40,927us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ghc_FiftyMillionAustralianDollarPortionOfRevolverMember
44,625us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ghc_FiftyMillionAustralianDollarPortionOfRevolverMember
50,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ghc_FiftyMillionAustralianDollarPortionOfRevolverMember
Other indebtedness 6,685us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt 8,258us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt            
Total Debt 445,920us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 450,776us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations            
Less: current portion (46,375)us-gaap_DebtCurrent (3,168)us-gaap_DebtCurrent            
Total Long-Term Debt $ 399,545us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent $ 447,608us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent            
Interest rate of debt instrument         1.5107%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= ghc_FourHundredFiftyMillionUSDollarPortionOfRevolverMember