Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 01, 2012
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	GCI INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000075679
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		100
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Public Float	$ 0