Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Acquisitions (Details)

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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 20, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Net revenues $ 176,317,000us-gaap_Revenues $ 118,029,000us-gaap_Revenues    
Lease operating expenses 16,980,000us-gaap_LeaseOperatingExpense 11,629,000us-gaap_LeaseOperatingExpense    
Utica Shale [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Gas and oil acreage, undeveloped, net       8,000us-gaap_GasAndOilAreaUndevelopedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gpor_UticaShaleMember
Purchase price     182,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gpor_UticaShaleMember
 
Cash, net of purchase price adjustments     179,527,000gpor_PaymenttoAcquireOilandGasPropertyandEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gpor_UticaShaleMember
 
Fair value of net identifiable assets acquired     179,527,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gpor_UticaShaleMember
 
Utica Shale [Member] | Proved Properties [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Fair value of net identifiable assets acquired     31,961,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gpor_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= gpor_ProvedPropertiesMember
 
Utica Shale [Member] | Unproved Properties [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Fair value of net identifiable assets acquired     6,263,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gpor_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= gpor_UnprovedPropertiesMember
 
Utica Shale [Member] | Unevaluated Properties [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Fair value of net identifiable assets acquired     $ 141,303,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gpor_UticaShaleMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= gpor_UnevaluatedPropertiesMember