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Note 2 - Long-term Debt (Details) - Long-term Debt Summary (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Long-term debt including current portion: |  |
Total outstanding principal | $ 1,231,438 gtn_TotalLongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedPremiumOrDiscount | $ 1,231,438 gtn_TotalLongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedPremiumOrDiscount
Net carrying value | 1,236,185 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 1,236,401 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
2014 Senior Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Long-term debt including current portion: |  |
Senior Credit Facility | 556,438 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_The2014SeniorCreditFacilityMember | 556,438 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_The2014SeniorCreditFacilityMember
2020 Notes [Member] |  |
Long-term debt including current portion: |  |
2020 Notes | 675,000 us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_Notes2020Member | 675,000 us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_Notes2020Member
Unamortized premium on our 2020 Notes | 4,747 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_Notes2020Member | 4,963 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_Notes2020Member
2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Long-term debt including current portion: |  |
Borrowing availability under Revolving Credit Facility | $ 50,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_The2014RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | $ 50,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gtn_The2014RevolvingCreditFacilityMember

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- Definition Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 + Details
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