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Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:    
Compensation and benefits $ 31,677us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits $ 39,991us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits
Depreciation and amortization 2,699ghl_DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization 3,077ghl_DeferredTaxAssetsDepreciationAndAmortization
Unrealized loss on investments 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments 205us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments
Cumulative translation adjustment 10,942ghl_DeferredTaxAssetsTranslationAdjustments 5,266ghl_DeferredTaxAssetsTranslationAdjustments
Operating loss carryforwards 4,594us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 3,447us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Capital loss carryforwards 2,581us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards 2,845us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 351us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign 4,252us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
Other financial accruals 332us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther 57us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
Valuation allowances (2,932)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (4,938)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred tax assets 50,244us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 54,202us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Unrealized gain on investments 362ghl_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedGainsAndLossesOnInvestments 0ghl_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedGainsAndLossesOnInvestments
Repatriation of foreign earnings 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings 2,159us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings
Other financial accruals 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 186us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Total deferred tax liabilities 362us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities 2,345us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Net deferred tax asset $ 49,882us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ 51,857us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet