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Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Oct. 01, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 27, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 258,125,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | $ 265,625,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  |
Financial Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Effect of 1% increase on borrowing rate to interest expense | 2,500,000 gntx_EffectofOnePercentagePointIncreaseonBorrowingRatetoInterestExpense |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount of hedged item |  |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |
Interest rate of derivative |  |  | 1.89%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |
Notional amount of derivative liability | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |
Interest Rate Swap | Level 2 |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap Asset | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member |  | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member |
Financial Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap Liability (Other Accrued Liabilities) | 1,475,702 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member |  | 0 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member |
Other, net |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payments of financing charges | 3,500,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = gntx_OtherNetMember | 900,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = gntx_OtherNetMember |  |  |
LIBOR Rate |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.17%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Term Loan and Revolving Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt amount | 7,500,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = gntx_TermLoanandRevolvingFacilityMember | 1,900,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = gntx_TermLoanandRevolvingFacilityMember |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Additional principal amount available |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 gntx_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingsAvailableFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Revolving Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Amount outstanding | 125,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity | 25,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |
Term Loan |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gntx_TermLoanMember
Amount outstanding | 140,600,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gntx_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |
Annual principal repayments amount | 7,500,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAnnualPrincipalPayment / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gntx_TermLoanMember |  |  |  |
Swing Loans |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Additional principal amount available |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 gntx_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingsAvailableFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gntx_SwingLoansMember
Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Additional principal amount available |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 gntx_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingsAvailableFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember

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