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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail)
0 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2015
Singapore RPA [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2015
Singapore RPA [Member]
SGD
Apr. 20, 2015
European RPA [Member]
Apr. 30, 2015
European RPA [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2015
European RPA [Member]
EUR (€)
Finance Receivable Transferred To Held For Sale [Line Items]            
Financing receivable maximum amount under receivable purchase agreement   $ 11,300,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_SingaporeReceivablePurchaseAgreementMember
15,000,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_SingaporeReceivablePurchaseAgreementMember
  $ 108,900,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_NieuwAmsterdamReceivablesPurchaseAgreementMember
€ 100,000,000gef_FinancingReceivableMaximumAmountUnderReceivablePurchaseAgreement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= gef_NieuwAmsterdamReceivablesPurchaseAgreementMember
Extended purchase agreement term       2 years    
Receivables held by third party $ 0us-gaap_TradeReceivablesHeldForSaleNet