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Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 01, 2014
Sep. 27, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Long-term debt $ 256,250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt   $ 258,125,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt [1]    
Financial Liabilities:          
Effect of 1% in increase on borrowing rate 2,700,000gntx_EffectofOnePercentagePointIncreaseonBorrowingRatetoInterestExpense        
Interest Rate Swap [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Amount of hedged item       150,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
 
Notional amount of derivative 150,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
  150,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
150,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
 
Fixed interest rate of derivative       1.89%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
 
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]          
Financial assets:          
Interest Rate Swap Asset 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
  0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
   
Financial Liabilities:          
Interest Rate Swap Liability (Other Accrued Liabilities) 3,307,392us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
  1,475,702us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
   
Other, Net [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Payments of financing costs 800,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gntx_OtherNetMember
900,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= gntx_OtherNetMember
     
LIBOR Rate [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Basis spread on variable rate 1.18%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
       
Term Loan and Revolving Facility [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Partial repayment of debt 1,900,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
/ us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis
= gntx_TermLoanandRevolvingFacilityMember
       
Credit Agreement [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Additional principal amount available         75,000,000gntx_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingsAvailableFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Revolving Facility [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Principal amount         150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Long-term debt 125,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Available borrowing capacity 25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Term Loan [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Principal amount         150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gntx_TermLoanMember
Long-term debt 138,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gntx_TermLoanMember
       
Annual principal repayments 7,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAnnualPrincipalPayment
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gntx_TermLoanMember
       
Swing Loans [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Additional principal amount available         20,000,000gntx_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingsAvailableFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gntx_SwingLoansMember
Letters of Credit [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Additional principal amount available         $ 20,000,000gntx_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingsAvailableFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
[1] Note: The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.