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Intangible Assets - Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]      
Goodwill $ 53,799,000us-gaap_Goodwill $ 53,799,000us-gaap_Goodwill $ 53,799,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Construction [Member]      
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]      
Goodwill 29,260,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_ConstructionMember
29,260,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_ConstructionMember
29,260,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_ConstructionMember
Large Project Construction [Member]      
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]      
Goodwill 22,593,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_LargeProjectConstructionMember
22,593,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_LargeProjectConstructionMember
22,593,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_LargeProjectConstructionMember
Construction Materials [Member]      
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]      
Goodwill 1,946,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_ConstructionMaterialsMember
1,946,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_ConstructionMaterialsMember
1,946,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gva_ConstructionMaterialsMember
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Use Rights [Member]      
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]      
Use rights. $ 400,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_UseRightsMember
$ 400,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_UseRightsMember
$ 400,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_UseRightsMember