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Debt (Schedule Of Obligations Under Debt Arrangements) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior secured credit facility | $ 648,400 us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt | $ 550,400 us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt
Senior unsecured notes | 1,050,604 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt | 1,050,639 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt
Total long-term debt | 1,699,004 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 1,601,039 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
7.875% Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 350,604 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_SevenPointEightSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember | 350,639 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_SevenPointEightSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Senior unsecured notes, stated rate | 7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_SevenPointEightSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember | 7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_SevenPointEightSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Senior unsecured notes, unamortized premium | 604 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_SevenPointEightSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember | 639 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_SevenPointEightSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Five Point Seventy Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior unsecured notes | 350,000 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember | 350,000 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Senior unsecured notes, stated rate | 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember | 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSeventyFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Five Point Six Two Five Percentage Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] [Domain] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior unsecured notes | $ 350,000 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMemberDomain | $ 350,000 us-gaap_UnsecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMemberDomain
Senior unsecured notes, stated rate | 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMemberDomain | 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = gel_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentageSeniorUnsecuredNotesMemberDomain

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