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Long-Term Debt (Senior Notes) - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2014 Senior Notes One [Member] | Feb. 09, 2007 Senior Notes One [Member] USD ($) | Feb. 09, 2007 Subordinated Debt [Member] | Oct. 31, 2014 Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Jul. 28, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Jul. 15, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes issued |  | $ 300.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gef_SeniorNotesOneMember |  |  | $ 250.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gef_SeniorNoteTwoMember |  | € 200.0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gef_SeniorNoteThreeMember
Interest of senior notes |  | 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gef_SeniorNotesOneMember | 8.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember |  | 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gef_SeniorNoteTwoMember |  | 7.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = gef_SeniorNoteThreeMember
Senior notes due date | Feb. 01, 2017 |  |  | Aug. 01, 2019 |  | Jul. 15, 2021 |

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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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