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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Cases
Defendants
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Cases
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Cases
Dec. 31, 2014
Asbestos Issue [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Dec. 31, 2013
Asbestos Issue [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Dec. 31, 2012
Asbestos Issue [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Dec. 31, 2014
Monetary Damages [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Dec. 31, 2014
Allege Only Damages [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Jul. 11, 2014
BRAZIL [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 01, 2012
BRAZIL [Member]
Infractions Including Potential Interest and Penalties [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 29, 2014
BRAZIL [Member]
Infractions Including Potential Interest and Penalties [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
BRAZIL [Member]
Infractions Including Potential Interest and Penalties [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
BRAZIL [Member]
Disputed Credits, Including Potential Interest and Penalties [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
BRAZIL [Member]
Punitive Damages [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Parent Company [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Dec. 31, 2013
Parent Company [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Parent Company [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2014
Silec [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Maritime/MARDOC Cases [Member]
Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                                      
Environmental-related accrued liabilities $ 4,500,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies $ 3,100,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies                                  
Number of cases 3,251bgc_NumberOfCases           278bgc_NumberOfCases
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_MonetaryDamagesMember
143bgc_NumberOfCases
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_AllegeOnlyDamagesMember
            1bgc_NumberOfCases
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
       
Number of new cases       104us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
133us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
113us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
                         
Number of cases dismissed 25,954us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber 65us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber 66us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber 47,887us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
                            25,759us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= bgc_MaritimeMARDOCCasesMember
Number of defended cases 3,251bgc_NumberOfDefendedCases                                    
Amount per plaintiff               402,000bgc_LossContingenciesAmountPerPlaintiff
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_AllegeOnlyDamagesMember
                     
Pending cases, number 2,679us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber           134us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_MonetaryDamagesMember
                      2,679us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= bgc_MaritimeMARDOCCasesMember
Damages, value             457,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_MonetaryDamagesMember
            12,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_PunitiveDamagesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
10,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
    1,900,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= bgc_SilecMember
 
Number of defendants 50bgc_NumberOfDefendants                                    
Punitive damages, value 324,000,000bgc_LossContingencyPuntitiveDamagesValue                                    
Accrual related to maritime and non-maritime cases, gross amount 4,700,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesGross 5,200,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesGross                                  
Insurance recoveries related to lawsuits 500,000us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries 500,000us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries                                  
Accrual related to maritime and non-maritime cases, net amount 4,200,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesNet 4,700,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesNet                                  
Settlement costs 9,500,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense     600,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
300,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
600,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
                         
Costs of administering and litigating claims 24,700,000bgc_CostsAndExpensesAdministrationAndLitigation     1,800,000bgc_CostsAndExpensesAdministrationAndLitigation
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
1,700,000bgc_CostsAndExpensesAdministrationAndLitigation
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
1,700,000bgc_CostsAndExpensesAdministrationAndLitigation
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
                         
Recovery from third party from theft                 5,000,000bgc_RecoveryfromThirdPartyfromTheft
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
                   
Income tax expense 8,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 38,800,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 78,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit             10,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_InfractionsIncludingPotentialInterestandPenaltiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
  20,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_InfractionsIncludingPotentialInterestandPenaltiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
12,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_DisputedCreditsIncludingPotentialInterestandPenaltiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
  (100,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
11,500,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
10,900,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Summons to Recover Contested Incentives                     10,000,000bgc_SummonstoRecoverContestedIncentives
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_InfractionsIncludingPotentialInterestandPenaltiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
               
FCPA accrual 24,000,000bgc_ForeignCorruptPracticesActFCPAAccrual 0bgc_ForeignCorruptPracticesActFCPAAccrual                                  
Other Matters [Abstract]                                      
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 2015 37,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent                                    
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 2016 31,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears                                    
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 2017 27,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears                                    
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 2018 17,900,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears                                    
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 2019 6,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears                                    
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement thereafter 9,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter                                    
Rent expense 45,300,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 47,000,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 29,800,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense                                
Letters of credit 75,100,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount                                    
Performance bonds 190,200,000bgc_PerformanceBonds                                    
Other guarantees $ 243,100,000bgc_OtherGuarantees