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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Carrying Value and Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Carrying Value $ 386,642us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 404,612us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Fair Value 395,451us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue 411,757us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
Variable Rate Debt [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Carrying Value 80,030us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_VariableRateDebtMember
90,555us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_VariableRateDebtMember
Fair Value 80,030us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_VariableRateDebtMember
90,555us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_VariableRateDebtMember
Fixed-Rate Bonds [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Carrying Value 250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_FixedRateBondsMember
250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_FixedRateBondsMember
Fair Value 256,563us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_FixedRateBondsMember
255,470us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_FixedRateBondsMember
2.05% Term Loan [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Carrying Value 45,870us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointZeroFivePercentTermLoanMember
51,902us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointZeroFivePercentTermLoanMember
Fair Value 47,567us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointZeroFivePercentTermLoanMember
53,106us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointZeroFivePercentTermLoanMember
2.40% Term Loan [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Carrying Value 10,742us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointFourZeroPercentTermLoanMember
12,155us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointFourZeroPercentTermLoanMember
Fair Value $ 11,291us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointFourZeroPercentTermLoanMember
$ 12,626us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= glt_TwoPointFourZeroPercentTermLoanMember