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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail)
Jan. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
European RPA [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
European RPA [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2015
Singapore RPA [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Singapore RPA [Member]
SGD
Finance Receivable Transferred To Held For Sale [Line Items]          
Financing receivable maximum amount under receivable purchase agreement   $ 165,000,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_NieuwAmsterdamReceivablesPurchaseAgreementMember
€ 145,000,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_NieuwAmsterdamReceivablesPurchaseAgreementMember
$ 11,200,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_SingaporeReceivablePurchaseAgreementMember
15,000,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_SingaporeReceivablePurchaseAgreementMember
Receivables held by third party $ 0us-gaap_TradeReceivablesHeldForSaleNet