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Post Retirement Benefit Plans - Future Benefit Payments Next Five Years and Thereafter (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 31, 2014
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Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
2015 | $ 33.0 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
2016 | 33.7 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
2017 | 35.1 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
2018 | 37.1 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
2019 | 38.6 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
2020-2024 | 214.8 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefits [Member] |
Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items] |
2015 | 2.7 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gef_PostretirementHealthCareAndLifeInsuranceBenefitsMember
2016 | 1.5 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gef_PostretirementHealthCareAndLifeInsuranceBenefitsMember
2017 | 1.5 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gef_PostretirementHealthCareAndLifeInsuranceBenefitsMember
2018 | 1.4 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gef_PostretirementHealthCareAndLifeInsuranceBenefitsMember
2019 | 1.3 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gef_PostretirementHealthCareAndLifeInsuranceBenefitsMember
2020-2024 | $ 5.7 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gef_PostretirementHealthCareAndLifeInsuranceBenefitsMember

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- Definition Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the five fiscal years after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of benefits from a defined benefit plan expected to be paid in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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