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Equity Investees (Consolidated Financial Statements Related To Equity Investees) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]      
Genesis’ share of operating earnings $ 53,783gel_EquityMethodInvestmentOperatingEarningsOwnedByParent $ 33,152gel_EquityMethodInvestmentOperatingEarningsOwnedByParent $ 24,532gel_EquityMethodInvestmentOperatingEarningsOwnedByParent
Amortization of excess purchase price (10,648)gel_AmortizationOfExcessPurchasePriceOfJointVentures (10,477)gel_AmortizationOfExcessPurchasePriceOfJointVentures (10,187)gel_AmortizationOfExcessPurchasePriceOfJointVentures
Net equity in earnings 43,135us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 22,675us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 14,345us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Distributions received $ 75,528gel_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsOperatingAndInvestingActivities $ 46,564gel_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsOperatingAndInvestingActivities $ 38,809gel_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsOperatingAndInvestingActivities