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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]
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Shares issued, price per share	$ 18.01us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare	$ 17.00us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare	$ 18.01us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare	$ 17.00us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
Net proceeds, rights offering	$ 48,400,000	$ 41,100,000	$ 48,358,000	$ 41,100,000
Offering costs	216,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts	900,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts
Portion of proceeds dedicated to equity	48,200,000pgc_PortionOfProceedsDedicatedToEquity	40,500,000pgc_PortionOfProceedsDedicatedToEquity
Quarterly cash payment that may be made under Dividend Reinvestment Program		50,000
Percent of fair market value which shares may be purchased at under the DRIP		97.00%
Fair market value discount		3.00%pgc_FairMarketValueDiscount
Sale of shares (dividend reinvestment program), shares		200,265
Sale of shares (dividend reinvestment program)		3,200,000	7,429,000	3,248,000	625,000
Shares purchased under voluntary purchase		194,000	404,000
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock offering net of costs, shares			2,776,215	2,470,588
Sale of shares (dividend reinvestment program), shares			416,057	200,265	46,803
Sale of shares (dividend reinvestment program)			347,000	167,000	39,000
Surplus [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of shares (dividend reinvestment program)			$ 7,082,000	$ 3,081,000	$ 586,000