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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]  
Guaranty obligation 1,050us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue
Genesis NEJD Pipeline, LLC [Member]  
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]  
Percentage of equity interest 100.00%us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= gel_GenesisNejdPipelineLlcMember