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Consolidated Statements Of Partners' Capital (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data | Total | Number Of Common Units [Member]
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Partners' capital, value at Dec. 31, 2011 | $ 792,638 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount |
Partners' capital, shares at Dec. 31, 2011 |  | 71,965,000 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Net income (loss) | 96,319 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 0 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Cash distributions | (142,383)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions | 0 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Issuance of units for cash, shares |  | 5,750,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsSaleOfUnits / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Partners' Capital Account, Sale of Units | 169,421 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits |
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Converted |  | 3,476,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsConverted / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Partners' Capital Account, Exchanges and Conversions | 0 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountExchangesAndConversions |
Partners' capital, Other | 500 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther | 12 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalOther / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Partners' capital, value at Dec. 31, 2012 | 916,495 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount |
Partners' capital, shares at Dec. 31, 2012 |  | 81,203,000 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Net income (loss) | 86,109 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 0 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Cash distributions | (168,441)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions | 0 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Issuance of units for cash, shares |  | 5,750,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsSaleOfUnits / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Partners' Capital Account, Sale of Units | 263,574 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits |
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Converted |  | 1,738,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsConverted / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Partners' Capital Account, Exchanges and Conversions | 0 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountExchangesAndConversions |
Partners' capital, value at Dec. 31, 2013 | 1,097,737 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount |
Partners' capital, shares at Dec. 31, 2013 | 88,690,985 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding | 88,691,000 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Net income (loss) | 106,202 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 0 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Cash distributions | (200,461)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions | 0 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Issuance of units for cash, shares |  | 4,600,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsSaleOfUnits / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Partners' Capital Account, Sale of Units | 225,725 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountSaleOfUnits |
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Converted |  | 1,738,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountUnitsConverted / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember
Partners' Capital Account, Exchanges and Conversions | 0 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountExchangesAndConversions |
Partners' capital, value at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 1,229,203 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccount |
Partners' capital, shares at Dec. 31, 2014 | 95,029,218 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding | 95,029,000 us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = gel_NumberOfCommonUnitsMember

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