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Income Taxes Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Effective income tax reconciliation, amount      
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit at U.S. Statutory Rate $ (46.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (74.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (70.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
U.S. State and Local Tax (Expense) Benefit (5.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (7.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (6.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Goodwill Impairment (8.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses
Capital Loss on Subsidiary Stock 0gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCapitalLossonSubsidiaryStock 5.4gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCapitalLossonSubsidiaryStock 0gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCapitalLossonSubsidiaryStock
Permanent Items (4.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther (3.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther (3.4)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Change in Valuation Allowance (5.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (15.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (1.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
International Tax Rate Differences 3.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 2.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 0.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Foreign Withholding Tax (0.1)gpk_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignWithholdingTax (0.4)gpk_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignWithholdingTax (0.2)gpk_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignWithholdingTax
Non taxable excise tax credit refunds 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits 29.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Change in Tax Rate 4.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate (3.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
US Federal & State Research Credits 20.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Adjustment to Tax Contingencies (4.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies (0.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies
Other 1.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income Tax Expense $ 45.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 67.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 82.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective income tax reconciliation, percent      
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit at U.S. Statutory Rate, percent 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
U.S. State and Local Tax Expense, percent 4.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Goodwill Impairment, percent 6.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense
Capital Loss on Subsidiary Stock, percent 0.00%gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCapitalLossonSubsidiaryStockPercent (2.60%)gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCapitalLossonSubsidiaryStockPercent 0.00%gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCapitalLossonSubsidiaryStockPercent
Permanent Items. percent 3.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 1.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 1.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Change in Valuation Allowance, percent 3.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 7.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
International Tax Rate Differences, percent (2.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (1.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Foreign Withholding Tax, percent 0.00%gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignWithholdingTax 0.20%gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignWithholdingTax 0.10%gpk_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignWithholdingTax
Non taxable excise tax credit refunds, percent 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits (13.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits
Change in Tax Rate, percent (3.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 1.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
US Federal & State Research Credit, percent (15.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Adjustment to Tax Contingencies, percent 3.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Other, percent (1.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income Tax Expense, percent 34.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 31.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 41.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations