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Environmental Liabilities, Asset Retirement Obligations and Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2010
Mar. 31, 2012
Nov. 30, 2007
Jan. 07, 2015
Jan. 14, 2015
Changes in environmental liabilities during the period                  
Balance at the beginning of the period $ 37,563,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies                
Additions 38,980,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPeriodIncreaseDecrease                
Payments (1,033,000)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPayments                
Dispositions (67,000)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesIncreaseDecreaseForAcquisitionsAndDivestitures                
Other Adjustments (172,000)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesIncreaseDecreaseForRevisionInEstimates                
Balance at the end of the period 75,271,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies                
Environmental liabilities                  
Current portion 3,085,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent     3,101,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent          
Long-term portion 72,186,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent     34,462,000us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent          
Total environmental liabilities 75,271,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies                
Asset Retirement Obligations                  
Total assets retirement obligations 5,700,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent     3,800,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent          
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)                  
Settlement period of RVO 1 year                
RIN Deficiency 300,000glp_RenewableIdentificationNumbersDeficiency     300,000glp_RenewableIdentificationNumbersDeficiency          
ExxonMobil Gasoline Stations                  
Environmental Liabilities                  
Assumed environmental liabilities, recorded on an undiscounted basis         30,000,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_ExxonMobilGasolineStationsMember
       
Mutual Oil                  
Environmental Liabilities                  
Number of gasoline stations acquired   6glp_NumberOfLocationsAcquired
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_MutualOilCompanyMember
             
Assumed environmental liabilities, recorded on an undiscounted basis   600,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_MutualOilCompanyMember
             
Retail Gasoline Stations                  
Changes in environmental liabilities during the period                  
Balance at the beginning of the period 35,792,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_RetailGasolineStationsMember
               
Additions 36,080,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_RetailGasolineStationsMember
               
Payments (1,017,000)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPayments
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_RetailGasolineStationsMember
               
Dispositions (67,000)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesIncreaseDecreaseForAcquisitionsAndDivestitures
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_RetailGasolineStationsMember
               
Other Adjustments (172,000)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesIncreaseDecreaseForRevisionInEstimates
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_RetailGasolineStationsMember
               
Balance at the end of the period 70,616,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_RetailGasolineStationsMember
               
Environmental liabilities                  
Total environmental liabilities 70,616,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_RetailGasolineStationsMember
               
Terminals                  
Changes in environmental liabilities during the period                  
Balance at the beginning of the period 1,771,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_TerminalsMember
               
Additions 2,900,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_TerminalsMember
               
Payments (16,000)us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesPayments
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_TerminalsMember
               
Balance at the end of the period 4,655,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_TerminalsMember
               
Environmental liabilities                  
Total environmental liabilities 4,655,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
/ us-gaap_EnvironmentalRemediationSiteAxis
= glp_TerminalsMember
               
Alliance                  
Environmental Liabilities                  
Assumed environmental liabilities, recorded on an undiscounted basis           16,100,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= glp_AllianceEnergyLLCMember
     
Newburgh Terminals Acquisition                  
Environmental Liabilities                  
Number of refined petroleum products terminals acquired     3glp_BusinessCombinationNumberOfRefinedPetroleumProductsTerminalsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= glp_ThreeRefinedPetroleumProductsTerminalsNewburghNewYorkMember
           
Assumed environmental liabilities, recorded on an undiscounted basis     1,500,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= glp_ThreeRefinedPetroleumProductsTerminalsNewburghNewYorkMember
           
Glenwood Landing and Inwood, New York Terminal Acquisitions                  
Environmental Liabilities                  
Assumed environmental liabilities, recorded on an undiscounted basis             1,200,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= glp_TwoRefinedPetroleumProductsTerminalsGlenwoodLandingAndInwoodNewYorkMember
   
Warren Equities Inc                  
Environmental Liabilities                  
Assumed environmental liabilities, recorded on an undiscounted basis               36,100,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= glp_WarrenEquitiesIncMember
 
Asset Retirement Obligations                  
Total assets retirement obligations 1,800,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= glp_WarrenEquitiesIncMember
               
Revere terminal                  
Environmental Liabilities                  
Assumed environmental liabilities, recorded on an undiscounted basis                 $ 2,900,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= glp_RevereTerminalMember