Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Contract
Mar. 24, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 03, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Short-term borrowings outstanding $ 0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings   $ 0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings  
Long-term debt payment requirements over the next five years 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt      
Letter of Credit [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit   5,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Revolving credit facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of credit       25,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Maximum limit of credit facility       50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Term period of agreement 3 years      
Number of automatic one year extensions in term period 2ghm_LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfExtensionsForMaturityPeriod
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Term period of agreement, automatic extension 1 year      
Interest rate description Interest at either (i) a rate equal to the bank's prime rate; or (ii) a rate equal to LIBOR plus a margin.      
Fix rate to reduce fee on outstanding 0.55%ghm_FixedRateFeeForSecuredLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Availability under the line of credit 14,842,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description Under the Company's revolving credit facility, the Company covenants to maintain a maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio, as defined in such credit facility, of 3.5 to 1.0 and a minimum earnings before interest expense and income taxes ("EBIT") to interest ratio, as defined in such credit facility, of 4.0 to 1.0. The agreement also provides that the Company is permitted to pay dividends without limitation if it maintains a funded debt to EBITDA ratio equal to or less than 2.0 to 1.0 and permits the Company to pay dividends in an amount equal to 25% of net income if it maintains a funded debt to EBITDA ratio of greater than 2.0 to 1.0.      
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance The Company was in compliance with all such provisions as of and for the year ended March 31, 2015.      
Percentage of net income to be paid as dividend if EBITDA ratio is greater than 2.0 to 1.0 25.00%ghm_DebtCovenantsDividendRestrictionAsPercentageOfConsolidatedNetIncome
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Assets book value 111,325,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Revolving credit facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Unused commitment fee for borrowing 0.375%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Fee for outstanding letters of credit 1.25%ghm_LetterOfCreditCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Revolving credit facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Unused commitment fee for borrowing 0.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Fee for outstanding letters of credit 0.75%ghm_LetterOfCreditCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Revolving credit facility [Member] | Dividend Payment Covenant [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio 200.00%ghm_MaximumFundedDebtToEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationRatio
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DividendsAxis
= us-gaap_DividendPaidMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Revolving credit facility [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Availability under the line of credit $ 4,255,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
     
Maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio   350.00%ghm_MaximumFundedDebtToEarningsBeforeInterestTaxesDepreciationAndAmortizationRatio
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Annual facility fees   0.375%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Minimum earnings to interest ratio   400.00%ghm_MinimumEarningsBeforeInterestExpenseAndIncomeTaxesToInterestRatio
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Revolving credit facility [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Fee for outstanding letters of credit   1.25%ghm_LetterOfCreditCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Revolving credit facility [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Fee for outstanding letters of credit   0.75%ghm_LetterOfCreditCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
   
Revolving credit facility [Member] | Prime Rate [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Bank's prime rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_PrimeRateMember
  3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_PrimeRateMember
 
Revolving credit facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
     
Revolving credit facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember