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Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in Dollars per share) |  |  | $ 5.00 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 6.00 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 5.00 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 6.00 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on Change in Contractual Interest Rate |  |  |  |  | $ 16,014 gnrc_GainOnChangeInCashFlowsRelatedToDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |  | 189,761 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |  |  | 189,761 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 150,147 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 108,023 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,126 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Deferred Finance Costs, Net | 10,409 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet |  |  | 15,309 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Fees | 1,386 us-gaap_PaymentsForFees |  |  | 18,000 us-gaap_PaymentsForFees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount | 1,407 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount |  |  | 801 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | 2,902 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost |  |  | 9,198 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | 25,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term Debt |  | 5,359 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings |  |  | 5,359 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings | 9,575 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Short-term Debt |  | 5,359 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember |  |  | 5,359 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember | 9,575 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ForeignLineOfCreditMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Threshold [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  | 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = gnrc_NetDebtLeverageRatioThresholdMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Threshold [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Adjusted LIBOR Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  | 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = gnrc_NetDebtLeverageRatioThresholdMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = gnrc_AdjustedLIBORRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  | 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember | 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] | Adjusted LIBOR Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  | 5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = gnrc_AdjustedLIBORRateMember | 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = gnrc_AdjustedLIBORRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] | LIBOR Floor Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  | 1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = gnrc_LIBORFloorRateMember | 0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = gnrc_LIBORFloorRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | 1,200,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember | 900,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Uncommitted Incremental Term Loan Facility |  |  | 300,000 gnrc_UncommittedIncrementalTermLoanFacility / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember | 125,000 gnrc_UncommittedIncrementalTermLoanFacility / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Term Loan Amortization |  |  |  |  | 0.25%gnrc_PercentageOfTermLoanAmortization / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Threshold |  |  |  |  | 3.00 gnrc_NetDebtLeverageRatioThreshold / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Achieved |  |  |  |  | 3.00 gnrc_NetDebtLeverageRatioAchieved / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  | 3.00 gnrc_NetDebtLeverageRatioAchieved / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |
Gain on Change in Contractual Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,014 gnrc_GainOnChangeInCashFlowsRelatedToDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  |  |  | 2,084 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 924 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember | 1,839 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember | 80,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember | 50,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember | 12,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |
ABL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | 150,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 150,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Net |  |  | 21,824 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Fees |  |  | 13,797 us-gaap_PaymentsForFees / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount |  |  | 7,100 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  | 5,473 us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tranche A Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 325,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_TrancheATermLoanFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tranche B Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 250,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_TrancheBTermLoanFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ABL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ABL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Adjusted LIBOR Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  | 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = gnrc_AdjustedLIBORRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ABL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | 150,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Extension Period |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in Multiple |  |  |  |  | 1.0 gnrc_FixedChargeCoverageRatioInMultiple / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Qualified Cash |  | 5,000 gnrc_QualifiedCash / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  | 5,000 gnrc_QualifiedCash / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Aggregate Commitments |  |  |  |  | 10.00%gnrc_PercentageOfAggregateCommitments / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Availability Under Agreements as per Covenants |  |  |  |  | 10,000 gnrc_AmountAvailabilityUnderAgreementsAsPerCovenants / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 148,500 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  | $ 148,500 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = gnrc_ABLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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