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Revolving Bank Loan Facility - Additional Information (Detail) (Line of Credit, USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Line of Credit
     
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Revolving loan facility, borrowing capacity $ 45,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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Revolving loan facility, maturity date Apr. 30, 2015    
Alternative interest rate (applies if higher than Prime Rate) (percent) 3.25%ghl_DebtInstrumentAlternativeInterestRate
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Interest rate (applies if higher than alternative interest rate) U.S. Prime Rate    
Weighted average daily borrowings outstanding under the loan facility $ 33,900,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount
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$ 30,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAverageOutstandingAmount
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Weighted average interest rate (percent) 3.30%ghl_LineOfCreditFacilityWeightedAverageInterestRateDuringPeriod
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3.30%ghl_LineOfCreditFacilityWeightedAverageInterestRateDuringPeriod
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3.50%ghl_LineOfCreditFacilityWeightedAverageInterestRateDuringPeriod
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