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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill beginning balance | $ 998.4 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 971.0 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  |
Goodwill acquired | 25.9 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod |  |  |
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale | (47.7)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit |  |  |
Goodwill adjustments | (0.8)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments | 1.5 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charge | (50.3)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss |  |
Currency translation | (45.3)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments | 25.9 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments |  |  |
Goodwill ending balance | 880.2 us-gaap_Goodwill | 998.4 us-gaap_Goodwill | 971.0 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 880.2 us-gaap_Goodwill
Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill beginning balance | 860.2 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember | 837.5 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember |  |  |
Goodwill acquired | 25.9 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember |  |  |  |
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale | (25.5)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember |  |  | (13.6)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember |
Goodwill adjustments | (0.8)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember | 1.5 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember |  |  |
Currency translation | (39.1)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember | 21.2 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember |  |  |
Goodwill ending balance | 820.7 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember | 860.2 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember |  |  | 820.7 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_RigidIndustrialPackagingAndServicesMember
Paper Packaging [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill beginning balance | 59.9 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_PaperPackagingMember | 59.7 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_PaperPackagingMember |  |  |
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale | (0.4)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_PaperPackagingMember |  |  |  |
Goodwill adjustments |  | 0.2 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_PaperPackagingMember |  |  |
Goodwill ending balance | 59.5 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_PaperPackagingMember | 59.9 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_PaperPackagingMember |  |  | 59.5 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_PaperPackagingMember
Flexible Products & Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill beginning balance | 78.3 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember | 73.6 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember |  |  |
Goodwill allocated to divestitures and businesses held for sale | (21.8)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember |  |  |  | (21.8)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember
Goodwill impairment charge | (50.3)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember |  |  |  |
Currency translation | (6.2)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember | 4.7 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember |  |  |
Goodwill ending balance | 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember | 78.3 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember |  |  | 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_FlexibleProductsAndServicesMember
Land Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill beginning balance |  | 0.2 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_LandManagementMember |  |  |
Goodwill adjustments |  | (0.2)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_LandManagementMember |  |  |
Goodwill ending balance | $ 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_LandManagementMember | $ 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_LandManagementMember |  |  | $ 0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gef_LandManagementMember

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