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Other Expenses - Summary of Other Expenses (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Collateralized, USD $) | Dec. 31, 2013
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$1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility |
Components Of Other Expense [Line Items] |
Long-term revolving credit facility | $ 1,000,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
$500 million syndicated revolving credit facility |
Components Of Other Expense [Line Items] |
Long-term revolving credit facility | $ 500,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = gfi_SyndicatedRevolvingLoanFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember

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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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