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Debt (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial Paper and Borrowings Under Bank Credit Facilities    
Balance $ 72.1us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings $ 23.6us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings
Weighted average interest rate 0.56%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate 0.80%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Total debt principal 4,203.8us-gaap_LongTermDebt 3,842.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Debt discount, net (8.6)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet (8.9)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet
Debt adjustment for fair value hedges 0.6gmt_DebtAdjustmentForFairValueHedges 5.4gmt_DebtAdjustmentForFairValueHedges
Total Debt 4,195.8us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount 3,838.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured One [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Apr. 14, 2005  
Final Maturity Apr. 15, 2015  
Fixed Interest Rate 5.70%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredOneMember
 
Total Debt 100.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredOneMember
100.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredOneMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Two [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Feb. 05, 2010  
Final Maturity May 15, 2015  
Fixed Interest Rate 4.75%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwoMember
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwoMember
250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwoMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Three [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 22, 2005  
Final Maturity Dec. 22, 2015  
Fixed Interest Rate 5.75%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredThreeMember
 
Total Debt 70.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredThreeMember
85.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredThreeMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Four [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 03, 2006  
Final Maturity Mar. 01, 2016  
Fixed Interest Rate 5.80%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFourMember
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFourMember
200.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFourMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Five [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Nov. 19, 2010  
Final Maturity Jul. 15, 2016  
Fixed Interest Rate 3.50%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFiveMember
 
Total Debt 200.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFiveMember
250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFiveMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Six [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Sep. 20, 2011  
Final Maturity Jul. 15, 2016  
Fixed Interest Rate 3.50%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSixMember
 
Total Debt 100.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSixMember
100.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSixMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Seven [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 04, 2014  
Final Maturity Mar. 04, 2017  
Fixed Interest Rate 1.25%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSevenMember
 
Total Debt 300.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSevenMember
0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSevenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Eight [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Feb. 06, 2008  
Final Maturity Feb. 15, 2018  
Fixed Interest Rate 6.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredEightMember
 
Total Debt 200.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredEightMember
200.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredEightMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Nine [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 19, 2013  
Final Maturity Jul. 30, 2018  
Fixed Interest Rate 2.38%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredNineMember
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredNineMember
250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredNineMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Ten [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 27, 2010  
Final Maturity Oct. 31, 2018  
Fixed Interest Rate 3.84%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTenMember
 
Total Debt 15.7us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTenMember
22.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Eleven [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Nov. 29, 2010  
Final Maturity Nov. 30, 2018  
Fixed Interest Rate 3.70%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredElevenMember
 
Total Debt 12.1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredElevenMember
17.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredElevenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Twelve [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Nov. 19, 2013  
Final Maturity Mar. 15, 2019  
Fixed Interest Rate 2.50%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwelveMember
 
Total Debt 300.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwelveMember
300.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwelveMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Thirteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 04, 2014  
Final Maturity Jul. 30, 2019  
Fixed Interest Rate 2.50%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredThirteenMember
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredThirteenMember
0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredThirteenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Fourteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Oct. 31, 2014  
Final Maturity Mar. 30, 2020  
Fixed Interest Rate 2.60%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFourteenMember
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFourteenMember
0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFourteenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Fifteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue May 27, 2011  
Final Maturity Jun. 01, 2021  
Fixed Interest Rate 4.85%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFifteenMember
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFifteenMember
250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredFifteenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Sixteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Sep. 20, 2011  
Final Maturity Jun. 01, 2021  
Fixed Interest Rate 4.85%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSixteenMember
 
Total Debt 50.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSixteenMember
50.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSixteenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Seventeen [Member] [Domain]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Jun. 11, 2012  
Final Maturity Jun. 15, 2022  
Fixed Interest Rate 4.75%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSeventeenMemberDomain
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSeventeenMemberDomain
250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredSeventeenMemberDomain
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Eighteen [Member] [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 19, 2013  
Final Maturity Mar. 30, 2023  
Fixed Interest Rate 3.90%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredEighteenMemberMember
 
Total Debt 250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredEighteenMemberMember
250.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredEighteenMemberMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Nineteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 04, 2014  
Final Maturity Mar. 15, 2044  
Fixed Interest Rate 5.20%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredNineteenMember
 
Total Debt 300.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredNineteenMember
0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredNineteenMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Twenty [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Apr. 30, 2009  
Final Maturity May 15, 2014  
Fixed Interest Rate 8.75%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwentyMember
 
Total Debt 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwentyMember
300.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtUnsecuredTwentyMember
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Total Debt 3,647.8us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtMember
2,874.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFixedRateDebtMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured One [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 15, 2010  
Final Maturity Oct. 31, 2015  
Floating Interest Rate 1.47%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredOneMember
 
Total Debt 24.8us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredOneMember
36.4us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredOneMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Three [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Sep. 02, 2011  
Final Maturity Aug. 31, 2016  
Floating Interest Rate 1.13%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredThreeMember
 
Total Debt 8.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredThreeMember
11.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredThreeMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Four [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 29, 2006  
Final Maturity Sep. 30, 2016  
Floating Interest Rate 2.08%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFourMember
 
Total Debt 18.9us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFourMember
32.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFourMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Secured One [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 19, 2011  
Final Maturity Dec. 19, 2020  
Floating Interest Rate 2.10%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtSecuredOneMember
 
Total debt principal 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtSecuredOneMember
91.1us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtSecuredOneMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Five [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Jun. 29, 2007  
Final Maturity Sep. 30, 2016  
Floating Interest Rate 2.03%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFiveMember
 
Total Debt 8.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFiveMember
14.4us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFiveMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Six [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 18, 2007  
Final Maturity Oct. 31, 2016  
Floating Interest Rate 1.98%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSixMember
 
Total Debt 12.7us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSixMember
21.6us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSixMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Seven [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 21, 2012  
Final Maturity Dec. 21, 2017  
Floating Interest Rate 1.39%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSevenMember
 
Total Debt 100.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSevenMember
100.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSevenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Eight [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Jan. 22, 2013  
Final Maturity Dec. 21, 2017  
Floating Interest Rate 1.39%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredEightMember
 
Total Debt 10.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredEightMember
70.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredEightMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Secured Two [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 06, 2011  
Final Maturity Aug. 31, 2016  
Floating Interest Rate 1.57%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtSecuredTwoMember
 
Total Debt 15.3us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtSecuredTwoMember
22.1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtSecuredTwoMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Nine [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Aug. 31, 2012  
Final Maturity Dec. 31, 2019  
Floating Interest Rate 2.33%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredNineMember
 
Total Debt 60.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredNineMember
68.7us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredNineMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Ten [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Jun. 27, 2013  
Final Maturity Dec. 31, 2020  
Floating Interest Rate 1.87%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredTenMember
 
Total debt principal 121.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredTenMember
137.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredTenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Un Secured Eleven [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Oct. 30, 2013  
Final Maturity Dec. 31, 2020  
Floating Interest Rate 1.91%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredElevenMember
 
Total debt principal 30.2us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredElevenMember
34.4us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredElevenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Un Secured Twelve [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue May 05, 2014  
Final Maturity Dec. 31, 2020  
Floating Interest Rate 1.99%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredTwelveMember
 
Total debt principal 30.2us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredTwelveMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredTwelveMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Un Secured Thirteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Aug. 28, 2014  
Final Maturity Aug. 28, 2024  
Floating Interest Rate 1.54%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredThirteenMember
 
Total debt principal 100.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredThirteenMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnSecuredThirteenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Fourteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Mar. 01, 2010  
Final Maturity Feb. 28, 2015  
Floating Interest Rate 1.83%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFourteenMember
 
Total debt principal 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFourteenMember
13.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFourteenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Fifteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Dec. 12, 2011  
Final Maturity Jun. 12, 2017  
Floating Interest Rate 1.63%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFifteenMember
 
Total debt principal 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFifteenMember
103.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredFifteenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Sixteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Aug. 12, 2013  
Final Maturity Jun. 12, 2017  
Floating Interest Rate 1.63%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSixteenMember
 
Total debt principal 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSixteenMember
71.1us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSixteenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Seventeen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Jan. 12, 2012  
Final Maturity Jun. 12, 2017  
Floating Interest Rate 1.63%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Total debt principal 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSeventeenMember
31.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredSeventeenMember
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Eighteen [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Feb. 21, 2013  
Final Maturity Dec. 21, 2017  
Floating Interest Rate 1.81%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtUnsecuredEighteenMember
 
Total debt principal 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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35.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Total Recourse Floating Rate Debt [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Total debt principal 540.1us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtMember
894.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_RecourseFloatingRateDebtMember
Nonrecourse Fixed Rate Debt Secured One [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Date of Issue Sep. 30, 1997  
Final Maturity Sep. 20, 2016  
Floating Interest Rate 6.69%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_NonrecourseFixedRateDebtSecuredOneMember
 
Total debt principal 15.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_NonrecourseFixedRateDebtSecuredOneMember
25.4us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_NonrecourseFixedRateDebtSecuredOneMember
Total Nonrecourse Fixed Rate Debt [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Total debt principal 15.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= gmt_NonrecourseFixedRateDebtMember
25.4us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Nonrecourse Floating Rate Debt Secured One [Member]    
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates    
Final Maturity May 08, 2014  
Floating Interest Rate 1.40%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= gmt_NonrecourseFloatingRateDebtSecuredOneMember
 
Total debt principal $ 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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$ 47.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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