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Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Income tax expense (benefit) at Federal statutory tax rate $ (222.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 9.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 30.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Foreign tax rate differential 29.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (5.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (0.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Foreign withholding tax and surcharges 5.8bgc_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignWithholdingsTaxes 7.3bgc_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignWithholdingsTaxes 4.7bgc_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignWithholdingsTaxes
Change in valuation allowance 98.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 24.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 31.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Change in uncertain tax positions (10.0)bgc_IncomeTaxReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions 9.2bgc_IncomeTaxReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions 11.7bgc_IncomeTaxReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions
Nondeductible / nontaxable items 100.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense [1] (6.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense [1] (0.3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense [1]
Other (net) 7.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 1.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income tax expense (benefit) 8.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 38.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 78.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Nondeductible / nontaxable items, goodwill impairment 40.5bgc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseGoodwillImpairment [1]    
Nondeductible / nontaxable items, FCPA penalties 8.4bgc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseForeignCorruptPracticesActFCPAPenalties    
Nondeductible / nontaxable items, currency devaluation 78.1bgc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseCurrencyDevaluation [1]    
Nondeductible / nontaxable items, inflation adjustments $ 32.9bgc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseInflationAdjustments    
[1] For the year ended December 31, 2014, the major components consist of $40.5 million for goodwill impairments, $8.4 million for the FCPA accrual and $78.1 million for Venezuela devaluation and functional currency adjustments, partially offset by $32.9 million for Venezuela inflation adjustments.