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Long-term Debt Credit Agreement & Amendment No. 2 (Details)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Debt Obligations [Member]
May 27, 2014
Loans Payable [Member]
United States Term Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
Loans Payable [Member]
United States Term Loan [Member]
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
Loans Payable [Member]
Australian Term Loan [Member]
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
Loans Payable [Member]
Australian Term Loan [Member]
AUD
Oct. 02, 2012
Loans Payable [Member]
Australian Term Loan [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
Loans Payable [Member]
Australian Term Loan [Member]
AUD
Sep. 30, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
May 27, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 02, 2012
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Maximum [Member]
May 27, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Maximum Sub-limit of Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar and Euro Revolving Loans [Member]
USD ($)
May 27, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Swingline Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Base Rate [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Base Rate [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Base Rate [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
LIBOR Interest Rate [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
LIBOR Interest Rate [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
LIBOR Interest Rate [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                  
Term Loan           $ 1,520,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
$ 1,600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_UnitedStatesTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
$ 200,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
216,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
$ 210,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
202,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gwr_AustralianTermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
                           
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                         625,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
425,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_MaximumSublimitofAustralianDollarCanadianDollarandEuroRevolvingLoansMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= gwr_SwinglineCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
             
Debt Instrument, Maturity date         Oct. 01, 2054                           May 31, 2019            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                                       0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gwr_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage                       0.30%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
    0.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
0.30%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
                 
Write off of deferred financing fees 4,600,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 500,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 3,200,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost                                            
Capitalized deferred financing costs $ 27,158,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross $ 43,650,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross   $ 3,700,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross