Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
Numerators:
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders	$	40,004	$	82,563
Less: Series A-1 Preferred Stock dividend	—		2,139
Net income available to common stockholders	$	40,004	$	80,424
Denominators:
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding - Basic	54,841		51,332
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding	1,609		1,726
Dilutive effect of employee stock-based awards	455		513
Dilutive effect of Series A-1 Preferred Stock	—		2,925
Weighted average shares - Diluted	56,905		56,496
Earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.73	$	1.57
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.70	$	1.46

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The following total number of Class A common stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock options computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, as the effect of including these shares would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014	2013
Anti-dilutive shares	186	102