| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2410402 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligation - Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) (http://grantierra.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationScheduleOfChangesInCarryingAmountOfAssetRetirementObligationDetails)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001273441 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | |||
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis  | |||
Balance, beginning of year  | |||
Settlements  | (  | (  | |
Liabilities associated with assets sold  | (  | ||
Liability incurred  | |||
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions (Note 3)  | |||
Accretion  | |||
Revisions in estimated liability  | (  | ||
Balance, end of year  | 33,224,000    | ||
Asset retirement obligation - current  | 5,215,000    | 2,146,000    | |
Asset retirement obligation - long-term  | 38,142,000    | 31,078,000    | |
Balance, end of year  | 43,357,000    | 33,224,000    | 35,812,000    |