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Intangible Assets, Goodwill And Other Assets (Schedule Of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | $ 236,819 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross | $ 203,378 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 153,888 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization | 140,450 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 82,931 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet | 62,928 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Refinery Services Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Weighted Amortization Period in Years | 5 years |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 94,654 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesCustomerRelationshipsMember | 94,654 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesCustomerRelationshipsMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 81,880 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesCustomerRelationshipsMember | 76,283 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesCustomerRelationshipsMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 12,774 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesCustomerRelationshipsMember | 18,371 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesCustomerRelationshipsMember
Refinery Services Licensing Agreements [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Weighted Amortization Period in Years | 6 years |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 38,678 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesLicensingAgreementsMember | 38,678 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesLicensingAgreementsMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 28,983 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesLicensingAgreementsMember | 26,055 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesLicensingAgreementsMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 9,695 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesLicensingAgreementsMember | 12,623 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesLicensingAgreementsMember
Refinery Services [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 133,332 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesMember | 133,332 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 110,863 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesMember | 102,338 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 22,469 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesMember | 30,994 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_RefineryServicesMember
Supply And Logistics Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Weighted Amortization Period in Years | 5 years |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 35,430 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsCustomerRelationshipsMember | 35,430 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsCustomerRelationshipsMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 30,228 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsCustomerRelationshipsMember | 28,568 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsCustomerRelationshipsMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 5,202 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsCustomerRelationshipsMember | 6,862 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsCustomerRelationshipsMember
Supply And Logistics Intangibles associated with lease [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Weighted Amortization Period in Years | 15 years |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 13,260 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsLeaseMember | 13,260 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsLeaseMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 3,512 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsLeaseMember | 3,039 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsLeaseMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 9,748 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsLeaseMember | 10,221 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsLeaseMember
Supply And Logistics [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 48,690 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsMember | 48,690 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 33,740 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsMember | 31,607 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 14,950 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsMember | 17,083 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_SupplyAndLogisticsMember
Marine Transportation Contracts [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Weighted Amortization Period in Years | 5 years |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 32,000 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_MarineTransportationContractsMember | 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_MarineTransportationContractsMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 833 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_MarineTransportationContractsMember | 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_MarineTransportationContractsMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | 31,167 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_MarineTransportationContractsMember | 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gel_MarineTransportationContractsMember
Other [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets, Weighted Amortization Period in Years | 5 years |
Intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount | 22,797 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | 21,356 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | 8,452 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | 6,505 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Intangible assets, Carrying Value | $ 14,345 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember | $ 14,851 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember

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