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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
subsidiary
Oct. 27, 2014
Jun. 10, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Shares issued in rights offering 14,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues    
Ownership percentage by parent included in consolidation (more than) 50.00%grbk_OwnershipPercentagebyParentIncludedinConsolidation    
Number of subsidiaries created 77grbk_NumberofSubsidiaries    
Common Stock      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Noncash portion of business acquisition 6,237,584us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
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Reverse Recapitalization      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Proceeds from rights offering   $ 70.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Reverse Recapitalization | Common Stock | LLC and LP | JBGL      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Agreed upon purchase price, cash and equity   275grbk_PurchasePriceCashandStock
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275grbk_PurchasePriceCashandStock
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Cash payment to acquired business   191.8us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Noncash portion of business acquisition   11,108,500us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
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Issue price of shares   $ 7.49us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
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Reverse Recapitalization | Term Loan Facility | Secured Debt | Greenlight Capital, Inc      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, face amount   150.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Reverse Recapitalization | Rights | Common Stock      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Issue price of shares   $ 5.00us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
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Proceeds from rights offering   24.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Shares of common stock authorized, conversion ratio   2.2445grbk_CommonStockSharesAuthorizedConversionRatio
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Shares issued in rights offering   4,843,384us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Reverse Recapitalization | Private Placement | Common Stock | Third Point LLC and Affiliates      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Proceeds from rights offering   21.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Shares issued in rights offering   4,198,998us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Reverse Recapitalization | Private Placement | Greenlight Capital, Inc | Common Stock | Third Point LLC and Affiliates      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Proceeds from rights offering   $ 24.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Shares issued in rights offering   4,957,618us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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