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Property, Plant and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]                      
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment $ 45,366,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 53,074,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 51,989,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 53,217,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 58,924,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 54,672,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 56,849,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 58,910,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 203,646,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 229,355,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations $ 240,139,000ghc_DepreciationFromContinuingOperations
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use $ 13,600,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse