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Acquisitions (Schedule Of Selected Financial Information) (Details) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
American Phoenix Acquisition [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 3,038 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gel_AmericanPhoenixAcquisitionMember |  |
Net income | 454 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gel_AmericanPhoenixAcquisitionMember |  |
Hornbeck Acquisition [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 30,424 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gel_HornbeckAcquisitionMember |
Net income |  | 7,348 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gel_HornbeckAcquisitionMember |
Gulf Of Mexico Crude Oil Pipeline Systems [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  |  | 5,508 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gel_GulfOfMexicoCrudeOilPipelineSystemsMember
Equity in earnings of equity investees |  |  | 13,118 gel_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gel_GulfOfMexicoCrudeOilPipelineSystemsMember
Net income |  |  | $ 15,112 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gel_GulfOfMexicoCrudeOilPipelineSystemsMember

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