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Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]      
Beginning balance, Shares 79us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 181us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 342us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Granted, Shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Forfeited, Shares   3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod 3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
Exercised, Shares 69us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised 99us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised 158us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
Ending balance, Shares 10us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 79us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 181us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Beginning balance, Weighted Average Exercise price $ 25.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 19.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 16.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 0gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 0gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Forfeited, Weighted Average Exercise price   $ 19.35gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 13.10gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise price $ 25.01gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 14.79gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 13.45gef_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Ending balance, Weighted Average Exercise price $ 27.36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 25.30us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 19.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice