Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Software Impairment (Details)

v2.4.1.9
Software Impairment (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]    
Software impairment charge $ 26,417,000us-gaap_NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts $ 0us-gaap_NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts
Wireless, Internet, Video, Local Service, and Long Distance Customer Billing Systems [Member]    
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]    
Fair Value of Future Capital Expenditures 0gncma_FairValueofFutureCapitalExpenditures
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= gncma_WirelessInternetVideoLocalServiceandLongDistanceCustomerBillingSystemsMember
 
Software impairment charge 19,800,000us-gaap_NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= gncma_WirelessInternetVideoLocalServiceandLongDistanceCustomerBillingSystemsMember
 
Internally Developed Machine-To-Machine Billing System [Member]    
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]    
Software impairment charge $ 6,600,000us-gaap_NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= gncma_InternallyDevelopedMachineToMachineBillingSystemMember