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Accounts Receivable Insurance and Third-Party Claims (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Accounts receivable $ 401,427,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent   $ 363,104,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Proceeds from insurance 1,400,000gwr_ProceedsfromInsuranceOperatingandInvestingActivities 300,000gwr_ProceedsfromInsuranceOperatingandInvestingActivities  
Accounts receivable - insurance and other third-party claims      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Accounts receivable 22,576,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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  26,941,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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North American & European Operations [Member] | Accounts receivable - insurance and other third-party claims      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Accounts receivable 13,500,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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Australia Operations [Member] | Accounts receivable - insurance and other third-party claims      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Accounts receivable $ 9,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
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