Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 10, 2013
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	GTY
Entity Registrant Name	GETTY REALTY CORP /MD/
Entity Central Index Key	0001052752
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,396,880