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Financial Instruments, Fair Value Measurements and Credit Risk - Contingent Consideration and Liability (Details) (Ecopetrol Dispute [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Ecopetrol Dispute [Member]
   
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Trading Securities $ 7,586us-gaap_TradingSecurities
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$ 0us-gaap_TradingSecurities
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= gte_EcopetrolDisputeMember
Foreign currency derivative liability 3,057us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= gte_EcopetrolDisputeMember
0us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= gte_EcopetrolDisputeMember
Contingent consideration liability (Note 4) 1,061gte_BusinessCombinationsContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHighFairValue
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1,061gte_BusinessCombinationsContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHighFairValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
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Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure $ 4,118us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= gte_EcopetrolDisputeMember
$ 1,061us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= gte_EcopetrolDisputeMember