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Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
REVENUES      
Product sales $ 2,868.8us-gaap_GoldProductsAndServicesRevenue $ 2,906.3us-gaap_GoldProductsAndServicesRevenue $ 3,530.6us-gaap_GoldProductsAndServicesRevenue
COSTS AND EXPENSES      
Production costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 1,808.1us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 1,819.9us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 1,862.6us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Depreciation and amortization 677.3us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 568.5us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 425.8us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Corporate expenditure 27.3gfi_CorporateExpenditure 39.4gfi_CorporateExpenditure 38.2gfi_CorporateExpenditure
Employee termination costs 42.2us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 35.5us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 6.1us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
Exploration expenditure 36.2us-gaap_ExplorationExpenseMining 77.9us-gaap_ExplorationExpenseMining 135.3us-gaap_ExplorationExpenseMining
Feasibility and evaluation costs   68.0gfi_FeasibilityAndEvaluationCosts 103.5gfi_FeasibilityAndEvaluationCosts
Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1.3us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets (10.2)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets (0.2)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Asset impairments and write-offs 14.0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 215.3us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 41.6us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Royalties 86.1us-gaap_RoyaltyExpense 90.5us-gaap_RoyaltyExpense 116.8us-gaap_RoyaltyExpense
Accretion expense on provision for environmental rehabilitation 15.4us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 10.4us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 13.9us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
Costs and expenses, Total 2,707.9us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 2,915.2us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 2,743.6us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
OTHER (EXPENSES)/INCOME      
Interest and dividends 4.2us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend 8.5us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend 16.3us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend
Finance expense (80.8)us-gaap_InterestExpense (72.4)us-gaap_InterestExpense (55.6)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Loss on financial instruments (11.5)us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax (0.3)us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax (0.4)us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax
Foreign exchange gains/(losses) 8.4us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax 7.3us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax (13.8)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Profit on disposal of investments and subsidiaries 78.0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments 17.8us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments 27.6us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments
Impairment of investments (6.8)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities (10.3)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities (10.5)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities
Other expenses (44.2)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (104.2)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (37.9)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Nonoperating income (expense), Total (52.7)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense (153.6)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense (74.3)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
INCOME/(LOSS) BEFORE TAX, IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT IN EQUITY INVESTEE, SHARE OF EQUITY INVESTEES' LOSSES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 108.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (162.5)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 712.7us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Income and mining tax expense (121.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (105.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (359.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
(LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT IN EQUITY INVESTEE, SHARE OF EQUITY INVESTEES' LOSSES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (13.4)gfi_LossIncomeBeforeImpairmentOfInvestmentInEquityInvesteesShareOfEquityInvesteesLossesAndDiscontinuedOperations (268.2)gfi_LossIncomeBeforeImpairmentOfInvestmentInEquityInvesteesShareOfEquityInvesteesLossesAndDiscontinuedOperations 353.3gfi_LossIncomeBeforeImpairmentOfInvestmentInEquityInvesteesShareOfEquityInvesteesLossesAndDiscontinuedOperations
Impairment of investment in equity investee (7.4)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
Share of equity investees' losses, net of tax (4.4)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (18.4)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (63.1)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
(Loss)/income from continuing operations (25.2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (286.6)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 290.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax   20.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 362.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net (loss)/income (25.2)us-gaap_ProfitLoss (266.1)us-gaap_ProfitLoss 652.5us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 2.0us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (18.2)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (1.8)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
- Continuing operations 2.0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingEntity (18.2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingEntity (1.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingEntity
- Discontinued operations     0.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net (loss)/income attributable to Gold Fields shareholders (27.2)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (247.9)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 654.3us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
- Continuing operations (27.2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations (268.4)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations 292.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
- Discontinued operations $ 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity $ 20.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity [1],[2] $ 362.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity [1],[2]
BASIC (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE      
- Continuing operations $ (0.04)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ (0.36)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.40us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare
- Discontinued operations   $ 0.03us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare [1] $ 0.50us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare [1]
DILUTED (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE      
- Continuing operations $ (0.04)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ (0.36)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.40us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare
- Discontinued operations   $ 0.03us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare [2] $ 0.50us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare [2]
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES USED IN THE - COMPUTATION OF BASIC (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE      
- Continuing operations 769,141,871gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingContinuingOperationsBasic 742,606,726gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingContinuingOperationsBasic 727,459,457gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingContinuingOperationsBasic
- Discontinued operations 769,141,871gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingDiscontinuedOperationsBasic 742,606,726gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingDiscontinuedOperationsBasic 727,459,457gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingDiscontinuedOperationsBasic
- COMPUTATION OF DILUTED (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE      
- Continuing operations 769,141,871gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingContinuingOperationsDiluted 742,606,726gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingContinuingOperationsDiluted 730,723,950gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingContinuingOperationsDiluted
- Discontinued operations 769,141,871gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingDiscontinuedOperationsDiluted 742,606,726gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingDiscontinuedOperationsDiluted 730,723,950gfi_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingDiscontinuedOperationsDiluted
DIVIDEND PER SHARE $ 0.04us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 0.08us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 0.50us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid
[1] Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders from discontinued operations of $nil (fiscal 2013: $20.5 million and fiscal 2012: $362.2 million) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue in fiscal 2014 of 769,141,871 (fiscal 2013: 742,606,726 and fiscal 2012: 727,459,457).
[2] Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations Diluted earnings per share is calculated on the basis of profit attributable to ordinary shareholders from discontinued operations of $nil (fiscal 2013: $20.5 million and fiscal 2012: $362.2 million) and 769,141,871 shares, being the diluted number of ordinary shares in issue in fiscal 2014 (fiscal 2013: 742,606,726 and fiscal 2012: 730,723,950).