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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATIONS      
Net (loss)/income from continuing operations $ (25.2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ (286.6)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 290.2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Reconciled to net cash provided by operations:      
- Share of equity investees' profits 4.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 18.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 63.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
- Impairment of investment in equity investee 7.4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
- Deferred income and mining taxes (12.6)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (59.4)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 5.5us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
- Profit on disposal of investments and subsidiaries (78.0)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments (17.8)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments (27.6)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments
- Impairment of investments 6.8us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities 10.3us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities 10.5us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities
- Asset impairments and write-offs 14.0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 215.3us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 41.6us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
- Depreciation and amortization 677.3us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 568.5us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 425.8us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSoldDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
- Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1.3us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets (10.2)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets (0.2)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
- Share-based compensation 26.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 40.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 45.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
- Long-term incentive plan expense 8.7us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense 0us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense 0us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
- Accretion expense on provision for environmental rehabilitation 15.4us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 10.4us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 13.9us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
- Other (6.1)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense (2.6)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense (10.5)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
- Cash portion of share of equity investee loss (3.6)gfi_CashPortionOfShareOfEquityInvesteeLoss (18.4)gfi_CashPortionOfShareOfEquityInvesteeLoss (50.1)gfi_CashPortionOfShareOfEquityInvesteeLoss
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
- Receivables 26.6us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables 140.7us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables (109.2)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
- Inventories (22.5)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (11.0)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (81.6)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
- Accounts payable and provisions 77.7us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (121.3)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 110.7us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
- Royalties, income and mining taxes payable 26.2gfi_RoyaltiesIncomeAndMiningTaxesPaid (142.5)gfi_RoyaltiesIncomeAndMiningTaxesPaid 22.8gfi_RoyaltiesIncomeAndMiningTaxesPaid
NET CASH PROVIDED BY CONTINUING OPERATIONS 743.8us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 334.3us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 750.4us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
NET CASH PROVIDED BY DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS   30.9us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations 409.5us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS 743.8us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 365.2us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 1,159.9us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Additions to property, plant and equipment (480.5)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (543.7)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (943.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Finance expense capitalized (24.2)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment (18.3)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment (13.0)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 4.9us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 10.4us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 1.4us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchase of listed investments (4.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (3.5)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (0.8)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities
Proceeds on sale of listed investments 6.4us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 35.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 65.4us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Investment in environmental trust funds (7.1)us-gaap_PaymentsToInvestInDecommissioningFund (15.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToInvestInDecommissioningFund (3.3)us-gaap_PaymentsToInvestInDecommissioningFund
NET CASH UTILIZED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES - CONTINUING OPERATIONS (423.9)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (680.5)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (1,003.7)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
NET CASH UTILIZED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 0us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (54.9)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (381.8)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
NET CASH UTILIZED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (423.9)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (735.4)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (1,385.5)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Long and short-term loans raised 463.9us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt 3,177.7us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt 936.3us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
Long and short-term loans repaid (591.8)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt (2,971.3)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt (975.9)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
Increase in noncontrolling interests funding 2.0gfi_IncreaseInNoncontrollingInterestFunding 6.8gfi_IncreaseInNoncontrollingInterestFunding 27.7gfi_IncreaseInNoncontrollingInterestFunding
Purchase of noncontrolling interests   (12.8)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders (10.8)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
Dividends paid to Company shareholders (29.8)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (61.2)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (364.2)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (10.6)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest (1.1)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest (11.5)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
Ordinary shares issued   0.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 2.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
NET CASH (UTILIZED IN)/PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES - CONTINUING OPERATIONS (168.2)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 30.3us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (398.9)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS   39.0us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations 514.7us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
NET CASH (UTILIZED IN)/PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES (168.2)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 69.3us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 115.8us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (18.7)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (29.7)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 21.4us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 133.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (330.6)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (88.4)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - beginning of the year 325.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 655.6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 744.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - end of year 458.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 325.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 655.6us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
South Deep Gold Mine      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Payment to South African Equity interests (1.9)gfi_PaymentOfDividendsToBlackEconomicEquityInterestHolders
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gfi_SouthDeepGoldMineMember
(2.2)gfi_PaymentOfDividendsToBlackEconomicEquityInterestHolders
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gfi_SouthDeepGoldMineMember
(2.5)gfi_PaymentOfDividendsToBlackEconomicEquityInterestHolders
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gfi_SouthDeepGoldMineMember
Chucapaca      
Reconciled to net cash provided by operations:      
- Profit on disposal of investments and subsidiaries (72.8)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherInvestments
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= gfi_ChucapacaMember
   
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Proceeds on disposal of Other Investments 81.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= gfi_ChucapacaMember
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= gfi_ChucapacaMember
0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= gfi_ChucapacaMember
Far South East Project [Member]      
Reconciled to net cash provided by operations:      
- Share of equity investees' profits 3.6us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= gfi_FarSouthEastMember
18.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= gfi_FarSouthEastMember
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Investment 0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= gfi_FarSouthEastMember
0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= gfi_FarSouthEastMember
(110.0)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= gfi_FarSouthEastMember
Mankayan Project-Bezant Resources      
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Investment 0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
/ us-gaap_OtherOwnershipInterestsByNameAxis
= gfi_MankayanProjectMember
(10.0)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
/ us-gaap_OtherOwnershipInterestsByNameAxis
= gfi_MankayanProjectMember
0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
/ us-gaap_OtherOwnershipInterestsByNameAxis
= gfi_MankayanProjectMember
Sibanye Gold Limited [Member]      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Cash transferred on spin-off 0gfi_CashTransferredOnSpinoff
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= gfi_SibanyeGoldLimitedMember
(106.4)gfi_CashTransferredOnSpinoff
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= gfi_SibanyeGoldLimitedMember
0gfi_CashTransferredOnSpinoff
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= gfi_SibanyeGoldLimitedMember
Yilgarn South      
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Asset purchase $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gfi_YilgarnSouthMember
$ (135.0)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gfi_YilgarnSouthMember
$ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= gfi_YilgarnSouthMember