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Segment Reporting (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment assets    
Total $ 2,568,784us-gaap_Assets $ 2,039,977us-gaap_Assets
Wholesale Segment    
Segment assets    
Total 773,803us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= glp_WholesaleSegmentMember
811,535us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= glp_WholesaleSegmentMember
GDSO    
Segment assets    
Total 1,184,978us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= glp_GasolineDistributionAndStationOperationsSegmentMember
622,860us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= glp_GasolineDistributionAndStationOperationsSegmentMember
Operating costs and expenses not allocated to operating segments    
Segment assets    
Total $ 610,003us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember
$ 605,582us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember