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(Loss)/Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Common Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net (loss)/earnings attributable to Gold Fields shareholders - Discontinued operations | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 20.5 | [1],[2]
Weighted average number of shares issued at the end of the year | 774,763,151 | 769,141,871 | 742,606,726 |
Weighted average number of diluted shares issued at the end of the year | 774,763,151 | 769,141,871 | 742,606,726 |
[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 million (fiscal 2014: $nil and fiscal 2013: $20.5 million) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue in fiscal 2015 of 774,763,151 (fiscal 2014: 769,141,871 and fiscal 2013: 742,606,726).
[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 million (fiscal 2014: $nil and fiscal 2013: $20.5 million) and 774,763,151 shares, being the diluted number of ordinary shares in issue in fiscal 2015 (fiscal 2014: 769,141,871 and fiscal 2013: 742,606,726).

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