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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $ 261,006,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 272,091,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 52,433,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Income from equity investment in RailAmerica, net 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (15,557,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Depreciation and amortization 157,081,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 141,644,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 73,405,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Stock-based compensation 12,858,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 16,951,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 12,151,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation (6,221,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (6,861,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (5,335,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
Deferred income taxes 70,131,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 10,229,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 29,926,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net gain on sale of assets (5,100,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (4,677,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (11,225,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Gain on insurance recoveries 0us-gaap_InsuredEventGainLoss 0us-gaap_InsuredEventGainLoss (5,760,000)us-gaap_InsuredEventGainLoss
Insurance proceeds received 5,527,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementOperatingActivities 11,053,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementOperatingActivities 21,479,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementOperatingActivities
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense 0gwr_ContingentForwardSaleContractMarkToMarketExpense 0gwr_ContingentForwardSaleContractMarkToMarketExpense 50,106,000gwr_ContingentForwardSaleContractMarkToMarketExpense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities which provided/(used) cash, net of effect of acquisitions:      
Accounts receivable, net (39,107,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (47,780,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (6,133,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Materials and supplies 2,600,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInMaterialsAndSupplies (1,839,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInMaterialsAndSupplies (567,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInMaterialsAndSupplies
Prepaid expenses and other 17,451,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets 3,304,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets 487,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 14,703,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 16,383,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (30,051,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Other assets and liabilities, net 535,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 3,006,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 5,320,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet
Net cash provided by operating activities 491,464,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 413,504,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 170,679,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Purchase of property and equipment (331,499,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (249,318,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (231,694,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Grant proceeds from outside parties 27,980,000gwr_GrantProceedsFromOutsideParties 33,913,000gwr_GrantProceedsFromOutsideParties 39,632,000gwr_GrantProceedsFromOutsideParties
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (221,451,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (1,925,296,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Insurance proceeds for the replacement of assets 8,029,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities 370,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment 7,096,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 6,687,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 15,298,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net cash used in investing activities (509,845,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (208,718,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (2,101,690,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Principal payments on long-term borrowings, including capital leases (538,035,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (471,957,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (1,013,166,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 543,300,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 262,651,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 2,192,916,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Debt amendment/issuance costs (3,880,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts (2,773,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts (38,839,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Net proceeds from Class A Common Stock issuance 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 234,340,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Net proceeds from TEU issuance 0gwr_NetProceedsFromStockOfferingOfTangibleEquityUnits 0gwr_NetProceedsFromStockOfferingOfTangibleEquityUnits 222,856,000gwr_NetProceedsFromStockOfferingOfTangibleEquityUnits
Net proceeds from Series A-1 Preferred Stock issuance 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock 349,418,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStock
Dividends paid on Series A-1 Preferred Stock 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock (2,139,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock (4,375,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
Proceeds from employee stock purchases 11,819,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 12,510,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 19,320,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation 6,221,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 6,861,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 5,335,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Treasury stock acquisitions (4,186,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (11,095,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (4,314,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities 15,239,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (205,942,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 1,963,491,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (7,000)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (740,000)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 5,023,000us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
(DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (3,149,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (1,896,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 37,503,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year 62,876,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 64,772,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 27,269,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year $ 59,727,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 62,876,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 64,772,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue