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Rationalizations Total Engeineered Solutions Rationalization and Related Charges (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations $ 11,625,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost $ 20,156,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost $ 0us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring costs 11,813,000us-gaap_RestructuringCosts
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2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Accelerated depreciation (recorded in Cost of sales) 20,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other 178,000gti_RestructuringandRelatedCostFixedAssetWriteoffsandOther
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2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Accelerated depreciation (recorded in Cost of sales) 608,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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Rationalizations 515,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Restructuring costs 141,336,000us-gaap_RestructuringCosts
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2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Accelerated depreciation (recorded in Cost of sales) 2,802,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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Other (recorded in Cost of sales) 13,225,000us-gaap_OtherRestructuringCosts
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2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] | Rationalizations [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Severance and related charges (recorded in Rationalizations) 2,498,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
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Contract terminations and other (recorded in Rationalizations) 195,000gti_Restructuringandrelatedseveranceandcontractterminationcosts
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2014 Engineered Solutions Rationalization [Member] | Impairments [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Impairments (recorded in Impairments) 121,570,000gti_RestructuringCostsAssetImpairment
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2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Accelerated depreciation (recorded in Cost of sales) 23,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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28,300,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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Rationalizations 31,231,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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65,701,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Accelerated depreciation (recorded in Cost of sales) 23,215,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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28,326,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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Fixed Asset Write-offs and Other 5,607,000gti_RestructuringandRelatedCostFixedAssetWriteoffsandOther
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8,378,000gti_RestructuringandRelatedCostFixedAssetWriteoffsandOther
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2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations 89,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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59,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Employee Severance [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Rationalizations [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations 8,096,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Employee Severance [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations   20,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Employee Severance [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Rationalizations [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations 405,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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19,346,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Special Termination Benefits [Member] | 2014 Corporate and Research & Development Rationalization [Member] | Rationalizations [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations 84,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Special Termination Benefits [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations 900,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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Special Termination Benefits [Member] | 2013 Rationalization Initiatives [Member] | Rationalizations [Member]      
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]      
Rationalizations $ 469,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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$ 810,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost
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