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Equity and Comprehensive Income - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ (274.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	$ (152.6)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications	(55.0)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax	(32.7)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	0.1us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	0.2us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(54.9)gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest	(32.5)gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest
Ending Balance	(329.3)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	(185.1)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(144.5)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember	(56.9)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications	(60.5)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember	(32.3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(60.5)gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember	(32.3)gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember
Ending Balance	(205.0)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember	(89.2)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(0.1)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember	(0.6)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications		(0.1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember
Amounts reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	0.1us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember	0.2us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0.1gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember	0.1gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember
Ending Balance		(0.5)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedNetGainLossFromDesignatedOrQualifyingCashFlowHedgesMember
Minimum Pension Liability Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(129.8)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember	(95.1)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications	5.5us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember	(0.3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember
Current-period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	5.5gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember	(0.3)gef_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNonControllingInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember
Ending Balance	$ (124.3)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember	$ (95.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember

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Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Including Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Attributable To Non Controlling Interest

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