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Summary of Assets Held for Sale (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]

Assets held for sale

$ 31.0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent

$ 47.0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent

Arctic Platinum [Member]

Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]

Assets held for sale

31.0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= gfi_ArcticPlatinumMember

31.0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
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= gfi_ArcticPlatinumMember

Yanfolila

Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]

Assets held for sale

$ 16.0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= gfi_YanfolilaMember

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[1]	Refer to note 4 for details on the impairment in fiscal 2013.
[2]	Refer to note 3 for details on the disposal of Yanfolila during fiscal 2014.

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- Definition

Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759

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