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Equity-Based Compensation Plans And Employee Benefit Plans (Expense Related To Equity-Based Compensation Plans) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expense related to equity-based compensation plan $ 6,821us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 18,671us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 11,019us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Supply and logistics operating costs [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expense related to equity-based compensation plan 485us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_SupplyAndLogisticsOperatingCostsMember
4,524us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_SupplyAndLogisticsOperatingCostsMember
2,707us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_SupplyAndLogisticsOperatingCostsMember
Marine Transportation Operating Costs [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expense related to equity-based compensation plan 626us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_MarineTransportationOperatingCostsMember
586us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_MarineTransportationOperatingCostsMember
190us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_MarineTransportationOperatingCostsMember
Refinery servies operating costs [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expense related to equity-based compensation plan (62)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_RefineryServicesOperatingCostsMember
1,978us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_RefineryServicesOperatingCostsMember
1,427us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_RefineryServicesOperatingCostsMember
Pipeline operating costs [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expense related to equity-based compensation plan (52)us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_PipelineOperatingCostsMember
510us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_PipelineOperatingCostsMember
247us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gel_PipelineOperatingCostsMember
General and administrative expenses [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expense related to equity-based compensation plan $ 5,824us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
$ 11,073us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
$ 6,448us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember