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Equity Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates, Net of Tax and Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Affiliates
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]      
Number of affiliates in which company has equity interest 2gef_NumberOfAffiliatesInWhichCompanyHasEquityInterest    
Equity earnings of affiliates $ 1,900,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 2,900,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments $ 1,300,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Dividends received from company's equity method affiliates 200,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions 300,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions  
Principal balance of loan made to an entity deemed VIE 22,200,000gef_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesBalanceOriginalPrincipalAmount    
Outstanding amount of loan 0us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesBalancePrincipalAmount    
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests $ 46,600,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ (2,800,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ (5,500,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest