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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
loan
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2007
Oct. 21, 2013
USD ($)
property
Mar. 31, 2015
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
line_of_credit
May 31, 2014
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
loan
Dec. 21, 2009
Convert. debt due 2017 [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Convert. debt due 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Convert. debt due 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 21, 2009
Convert. debt due 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 13, 2015
LIBOR Rate [Member]
Feb. 14, 2014
LIBOR Rate [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 13, 2015
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
Letter Of Credit Subfacility [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 14, 2014
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
Letter Of Credit Subfacility [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 14, 2014
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
Multicurrency Subfacility [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 13, 2015
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
Margin Rate [Member]
Feb. 14, 2014
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
Margin Rate [Member]
Mar. 13, 2015
Revolver Due 2020 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Convertible Notes 2017 [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Senior notes due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Senior notes due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Senior notes due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Senior notes due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Senior notes due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 27, 2014
Senior notes due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Senior notes due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Senior notes due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Senior notes due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Senior notes due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Real estate mortgages [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Real estate mortgages [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Real estate mortgages [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Real estate mortgages [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Real estate mortgages [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
ESOP Loans [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
ESOP Loans [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
ESOP Loans [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
ESOP Loans [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
ESOP Loans [Member]
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2014
ESOP Loan July 2014 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
ESOP Loan July 2014 [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Mar. 31, 2014
Term Loan December 2013 and May 2014 [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Term Loan December 2013 and May 2014 [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2010
Term Loan [Member]
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2015
Term Loan [Member]
Mar. 31, 2014
Term Loan [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
AUD
Mar. 31, 2015
Term Loan [Member]
Brazilian CDI [Member]
May 31, 2014
Term Loan May 2014 [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2014
Term Loan May 2014 [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
AUD
Mar. 31, 2015
Capital lease - real estate [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Capital lease - real estate [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Capital lease - real estate [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Capital lease - real estate [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2007
Capital lease - real estate [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Capital lease - real estate [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Revolver Due 2013 [Member]
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. term loans [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Non U.S. term loans [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. term loans [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Non U.S. term loans [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Non U.S. term loans [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
CAD
Mar. 31, 2014
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
CAD
Sep. 30, 2014
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
Line of Credit One [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
Line of Credit One [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2014
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
Line of Credit Two [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
Line of Credit Two [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
Line of Credit Two [Member]
Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
AUD
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
LIBOR Rate [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
Bankers Acceptance Rate [Member]
Mar. 31, 2015
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 14, 2014
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 27, 2014
Senior notes due 2018 [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 27, 2014
Senior notes due 2018 [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Convertible Notes 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Senior notes due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Shares purchased for award value       20,000,000gff_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesPurchasedForAwardValue                                                                                                                                                                                
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Debt instrument balloon payment                                                                                       30,137,000gff_DebtInstrumentBalloonPayment
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Ownership Plan       1,591,117us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockOwnershipPlan                                                                                                                                                                                
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt       99,556,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 644,514,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt                                                                                                               14,290,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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Capital lease maturity year               2022                                                                                                                                                                        
Long-term debt, percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate               5.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate                                                                                                                                                                        
Proceeds from long-term lines of credit                                                                                                     20,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLongTermLinesOfCredit
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2gff_DebtInstrumentNumberofLoans
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4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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2.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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3.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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5.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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5.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
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5.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end                                                                                                                                                                 1.54%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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