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Share-based Payments - Summary of Share Options Under the Gold Fields Limited 2005 Share Plan (Detail) - Gold Fields Limited 2005 Share Plan [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares
Average Instrument Price [member] |  |  |
Movement during the year: |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of the year | $ | $ 7.39 | $ 6.03 | $ 7.89
Forfeited | $ | 7.75 | 5.27 | 7.34
Outstanding at end of the year (vested) | $ | $ 9.42 | $ 7.39 | $ 6.03
Share Appreciation Rights [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of movements in share options [Line Items] |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of the year | shares | 530,611 | 1,025,178 | 1,818,261
Movement during the year: |  |  |
Forfeited | shares | (519,090) | (494,567) | (793,083)
Outstanding at end of the year | shares | 11,521 | 530,611 | 1,025,178

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