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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Long
item
Mar. 31, 2015
Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Short
item
Mar. 31, 2015
OTC Derivatives (Petroleum/Ethanol)
Long
item
Mar. 31, 2015
OTC Derivatives (Petroleum/Ethanol)
Short
item
Mar. 31, 2015
OTC Derivatives (Natural Gas)
Long
item
Mar. 31, 2015
OTC Derivatives (Natural Gas)
Short
item
Mar. 31, 2015
Interest rate swaps
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Interest rate cap
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Open Forward Exchange Contracts
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Open Forward Exchange Contracts
CAD
Volume of activity related to derivative financial instruments                    
Nonmonetary units 46,736,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ExchangeTradedOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= glp_LongPositionMember
(50,292,000)invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ExchangeTradedOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= glp_ShortPositionMember
13,318,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= glp_DerivativesPetroleumEthanolMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= glp_LongPositionMember
(10,167,000)invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= glp_DerivativesPetroleumEthanolMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= glp_ShortPositionMember
10,607,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= glp_CommodityContractNaturalGasMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= glp_LongPositionMember
(10,661,000)invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= glp_CommodityContractNaturalGasMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= glp_ShortPositionMember
       
Monetary units             $ 200.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ 100.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember
$ 4.7invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
6.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
Forward rate of CAD to USD                 1.2662us-gaap_DerivativeForwardExchangeRate1
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
1.2662us-gaap_DerivativeForwardExchangeRate1
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember