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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 44.9us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 147.5us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 123.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 155.8us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 157.6us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 155.6us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Asset impairments 85.8us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 31.4us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 13.2us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss (3.9)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized 7.1us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized (0.1)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized
Deferred income taxes 14.1us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2.6us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 22.0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Gain on disposals of properties, plants and equipment, net (8.3)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets (5.6)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets (7.6)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Gain on disposals of businesses, net (11.5)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness    
Gain on disposals of timberland, net (17.1)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperty (17.3)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperty  
Equity earnings of affiliates (1.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (2.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (1.3)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Other, net (0.9)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 0.7us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense (2.8)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in certain assets and liabilities:      
Trade accounts receivable (45.3)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (35.6)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 96.8us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Inventories (28.7)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (2.6)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 40.3us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Deferred purchase price on sold receivables 11.5us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (8.0)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (20.9)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Accounts payable 68.9us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (37.1)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 3.3us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Restructuring reserves 1.3us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease (5.0)us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease (11.4)us-gaap_RestructuringReservePeriodIncreaseDecrease
Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities (16.9)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations (4.1)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations 15.8us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations
Other, net 14.0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 21.6us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet 46.8us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet
Net cash provided by operating activities 261.8us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 250.3us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 473.3us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Acquisitions of companies, net of cash acquired (53.5)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired    
Purchases of properties, plants and equipment (137.9)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (136.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (166.0)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchases of timber properties (56.8)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets (9.0)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets (3.7)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets
Proceeds from the sale of properties, plants, equipment and other assets 49.6us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets 41.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets 13.9us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets
Proceeds from the sale of businesses 115.3us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses    
Payments on (issuance of) notes receivable with related party, net 14.3us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfNotesReceivable 3.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfNotesReceivable 2.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfNotesReceivable
Net cash used in investing activities (69.0)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (100.7)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (153.8)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 1,120.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 1,253.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 2,947.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Payments on long-term debt (1,186.5)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (1,266.5)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (3,129.8)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from (payments on) short-term borrowings, net 8.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt (30.2)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt (43.3)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt
Proceeds from trade accounts receivable credit facility 67.0gef_ProceedsFromTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility 75.6gef_ProceedsFromTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility 40.8gef_ProceedsFromTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility
Payments on trade accounts receivable credit facility (97.0)gef_PaymentsOfTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility (45.6)gef_PaymentsOfTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility (60.8)gef_PaymentsOfTradeAccountsReceivableCreditFacility
Proceeds from joint venture partner     4.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromRelatedPartyDebt
Dividends paid (98.6)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (98.3)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (97.7)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Cash paid for deferred purchase price related to acquisitions (1.2)gef_PaymentOfDeferredPurchaseConsideration (46.6)gef_PaymentOfDeferredPurchaseConsideration (14.3)gef_PaymentOfDeferredPurchaseConsideration
Exercise of stock options 1.6us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 1.3us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 1.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Proceeds from the sale of membership units of a consolidated subsidiary 6.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfInterestInConsolidatedSubsidiaries    
Fees paid for amended credit agreement   (3.4)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtRestructuringCosts  
Acquisitions of treasury stock and other     (0.1)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Net cash used in financing activities (180.5)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (159.9)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (352.2)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Effects of exchange rates on cash (5.3)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (3.1)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (3.1)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 7.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (13.4)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (35.8)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 78.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 91.5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 127.3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 85.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 78.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 91.5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue