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           Long-Term Debt (Total Interest Expense) (Details) (USD $) 
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        12 Months Ended | ||
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           Dec. 31, 2014 
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           Dec. 31, 2013 
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           Dec. 31, 2012 
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| Cash paid for interest | $ 28,646us-gaap_InterestPaid | $ 24,270us-gaap_InterestPaid | $ 1,404us-gaap_InterestPaid | 
| Change in accrued interest | 3,875gpor_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseAccruedInterest | (969)gpor_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseAccruedInterest | 4,155gpor_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseAccruedInterest | 
| Write-off of deferred loan costs | 0us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost | 0us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost | 1,143us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost | 
| Capitalized interest | (9,687)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | (7,132)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | 0us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | 
| Amortization of loan costs | 1,685us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 1,012us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 640us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts | 
| Amortization of note discount and premium | (533)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 298us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 59us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 
| Other | 0gpor_InterestExpenseDebtOther | 11gpor_InterestExpenseDebtOther | 57gpor_InterestExpenseDebtOther | 
| Total interest expense | $ 23,986us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | $ 17,490us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | $ 7,458us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | 
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          Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Accrued Interest No definition available. 
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          Interest Expense, Debt, Other No definition available. 
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          Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to issue debt and obtain financing associated with the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          Amount of interest capitalized during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          The amount of cash paid for interest during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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