Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 13, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	GTY
Entity Registrant Name	GETTY REALTY CORP /MD/
Entity Central Index Key	0001052752
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,417,203
Entity Public Float			$ 488,527,000