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Gains on Dispositions of Plant, Equipment and Timberlands, Net - Summary for Sale of Timberlands and Other Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds |  | $ 839 us-gaap_TimberRevenue
Gain | 2,654 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment | 809 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Timberlands [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Acres | 1,370 glt_AcresOfTimberland / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glt_TimberlandsMember | 498 glt_AcresOfTimberland / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glt_TimberlandsMember
Proceeds | 2,726 us-gaap_TimberRevenue / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glt_TimberlandsMember | 838 us-gaap_TimberRevenue / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glt_TimberlandsMember
Gain | 2,654 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glt_TimberlandsMember | 812 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glt_TimberlandsMember
Other [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds |  | 1 us-gaap_TimberRevenue / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
Gain |  | $ (3)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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- Definition Revenue from sale of timber, mill lumber, wood, and other wood products. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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