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Business Segment Information - Net Sales to External Customers by Geographical Area (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Net sales:
Total net sales	$ 902.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,001.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
United States [Member]
Net sales:
Total net sales	410.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	441.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Europe, Middle East and Africa [Member]
Net sales:
Total net sales	319.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember	373.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember
Asia Pacific and Other Americas [Member]
Net sales:
Total net sales	$ 172.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = gef_AsiaPacificAndOtherAmericasMember	$ 186.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = gef_AsiaPacificAndOtherAmericasMember

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- Definition

Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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-Publisher SEC

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-Number 210

-Section 03

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