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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 249 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2015
USD ($)
Defendants
Cases
Mar. 28, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Cases
Apr. 03, 2015
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Mar. 28, 2014
Parent Company [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2014
Silec [Member]
EUR (€)
Apr. 03, 2015
Monetary Damages [Member]
Cases
Apr. 03, 2015
Allege Only Damages [Member]
USD ($)
Cases
Sep. 26, 2014
Asbestos Issue [Member]
Cases
Apr. 03, 2015
Asbestos Issue [Member]
Cases
Dec. 31, 2014
Asbestos Issue [Member]
Cases
Sep. 26, 2014
Asbestos Issue [Member]
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 ($)
Apr. 03, 2015
BRAZIL [Member]
Infractions Including Potential Interest and Penalties [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2015
BRAZIL [Member]
Disputed Credits, Including Potential Interest and Penalties [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2015
BRAZIL [Member]
Punitive Damages [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2015
BRAZIL [Member]
Punitive Damages [Member]
Brazilian Federal Labor Public Prosecutor [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 03, 2015
BRAZIL [Member]
Punitive Damages [Member]
Lower Labor Court [Member]
USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                                            
Environmental-related accrued liabilities $ 3,900,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies   $ 4,500,000us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies                                      
Period of Being in Asbestos Litigation 27 years                                          
Non-maritime cases against company 3,229bgc_NonMaritimeCasesAgainstCompany                                          
New claims filed, number                       30us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
104us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
                 
Number of cases proceed to verdict 0bgc_NumberofCasesProceedtoVerdict                                          
Claims settled and dismissed, number     47,887us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber               25,759us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
52us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
  47,939us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledAndDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
               
Pending claims, number 2,679bgc_PendingCasesNumber   3,229bgc_PendingCasesNumber           130bgc_PendingCasesNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_MonetaryDamagesMember
                         
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number 2,679us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber                                          
Number of cases           1bgc_NumberOfCases
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
    258bgc_NumberOfCases
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_MonetaryDamagesMember
127bgc_NumberOfCases
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_AllegeOnlyDamagesMember
                       
Amount per plaintiff                   446,000bgc_LossContingenciesAmountPerPlaintiff
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_AllegeOnlyDamagesMember
                       
Damages sought, value 473,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue         10,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
  1,900,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= bgc_SilecMember
                      2,500,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_PunitiveDamagesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
   
Punitive damages, value 325,000,000bgc_LossContingencyPuntitiveDamagesValue                                       10,000,000bgc_LossContingencyPuntitiveDamagesValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= bgc_BrazilianFederalLaborPublicProsecutorMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_PunitiveDamagesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
1,600,000bgc_LossContingencyPuntitiveDamagesValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= bgc_LowerLaborCourtMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_PunitiveDamagesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
Number of defendants 50bgc_NumberOfDefendants                                          
Accrual related to maritime and non-maritime cases, gross amount 4,500,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesGross   4,700,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesGross                                      
Insurance recoveries related to lawsuits 500,000us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries                                          
Accrual related to maritime and non-maritime cases, net amount 4,000,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesNetOfInsuranceRecoveries   4,200,000bgc_AccrualRelatedToMaritimeAndNonMaritimeCasesNetOfInsuranceRecoveries                                      
Aggregate settlement costs 9,600,000bgc_AggregateLitigationSettlementExpenseAmount   9,500,000bgc_AggregateLitigationSettlementExpenseAmount                                      
Settlement costs 100,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense                                          
Aggregate litigation expense, amount 25,100,000bgc_AggregateLitigationExpenseAmount   24,700,000bgc_AggregateLitigationExpenseAmount                                      
Legal fees 400,000us-gaap_LegalFees                                          
Estimated recovery from insurer                             5,000,000bgc_RecoveryfromThirdPartyfromTheft
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
             
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Accrual 24,000,000bgc_ForeignCorruptPracticesActFCPAAccrual                                          
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 1 38,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent                                          
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 2 29,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears                                          
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 3 17,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears                                          
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 4 7,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears                                          
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement for year 5 6,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears                                          
Minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable lease agreement thereafter 7,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter                                          
Letters of credit 55,100,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount     41,400,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
58,500,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                 
Performance bonds 154,000,000bgc_PerformanceBonds                                          
Other guarantees 156,100,000bgc_OtherGuarantees                                          
Income tax expense (benefit) (200,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (21,400,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit       600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
                8,000,000us-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
     
Summons to recover contested incentives                                 $ 8,000,000bgc_SummonstoRecoverContestedIncentives
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bgc_InfractionsIncludingPotentialInterestandPenaltiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR