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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rates Different From Statutory Federal Income Tax Rates) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Statutory federal income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Domestic production exclusion (2.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (3.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (2.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Research tax credit (1) (2.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (0.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Other (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective income tax rate 30.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 32.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 32.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Reductions related to prior tax year amended tax filings 1.30%gntx_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditResearchPercentAmended