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275 1027 - Disclosure - Environmental Trust Funds Network

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279 1028 - Disclosure - Inventories Network

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283 1029 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables Network

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287 1030 - Disclosure - Cash and Cash Equivalents Network

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291 1031 - Disclosure - Stated Capital Network

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295 1032 - Disclosure - Deferred Taxation Network

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299 1033 - Disclosure - BORROWINGS Network

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303 1034 - Disclosure - Provisions Network

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307 1035 - Disclosure - Long-term Incentive Plan Network

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311 1036 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Payables Network

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315 1037 - Disclosure - Cash Generated by Operations Network

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319 1038 - Disclosure - Change in Working Capital Network

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323 1039 - Disclosure - Royalties Paid Network

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327 1040 - Disclosure - Taxation Paid Network

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331 1041 - Disclosure - Retirement Benefits Network

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335 1042 - Disclosure - Finance Lease Liabilities Network

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339 1043 - Disclosure - Commitments Network

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343 1044 - Disclosure - Contingent Liabilities Network

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347 1045 - Disclosure - Events After the Reporting Date Network

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351 1046 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments Network

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355 1047 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities Network

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359 1048 - Disclosure - Capital Management Network

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363 1049 - Disclosure - Related Parties Network

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367 1050 - Disclosure - Changes in Significant Accounting Policies Network

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370 Changes in Significant Accounting Policies Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfChangesInAccountingPoliciesExplanatory
371 1051 - Disclosure - Segment report Network

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375 1052 - Disclosure - Major Group Investments - direct and indirect Network

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379 1053 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies (Policies) Network

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383 Summary of Standards, Interpretations and Amendments to Published Standards Effective Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfInitialApplicationOfStandardsOrInterpretations
384 Summary of Standards, Interpretations and Amendments to Published Standards Which Are Not Yet Effective Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfExpectedImpactOfInitialApplicationOfNewStandardsOrInterpretations
385 Significant accounting judgements and estimates Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAccountingJudgementsAndEstimatesExplanatory
386 CONSOLIDATION Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBasisOfConsolidationExplanatory
387 FOREIGN CURRENCIES Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForForeignCurrencyTranslationExplanatory
388 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
389 GOODWILL Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForGoodwillExplanatory
390 TAXATION Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTaxationExplanatory
391 INVENTORIES Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMeasuringInventories
392 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
393 PROVISIONS Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForProvisionsExplanatory
394 PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REHABILITATION COSTS Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationProvisionsExplanatory
395 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory
396 STATED CAPITAL Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForShareCapitalExplanatory
397 REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRecognitionOfRevenue
398 INVESTMENT INCOME Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInterestIncomeExplanatory
399 DIVIDENDS DECLARED Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDividendsExplanatory
400 EARNINGS PER SHARE Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEarningsPerShareExplanatory
401 NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleExplanatory
402 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory
403 SEGMENTAL REPORTING Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSegmentReportingExplanatory
404 HEADLINE EARNINGS Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForHeadlineEarningsPerShareExplanatory
405 1054 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies (Tables) Network

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408 Summary of Significant Assumptions Used in Group's Impairment Assessments (FVLCOD calculations) Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationForEachMaterialImpairmentLossRecognisedOrReversedForIndividualAssetOrCashgeneratingUnitExplanatory
409 1055 - Disclosure - Revenue (Tables) Network

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413 1056 - Disclosure - Cost of Sales (Tables) Network

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417 1057 - Disclosure - Investment Income (Tables) Network

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421 1058 - Disclosure - Finance Expense (Tables) Network

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425 1059 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments (Tables) Network

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429 Summary of Movement of Share Options Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageExercisePricesOfShareOptionsExplanatory
430 Summary of Share Based Payment Performance Condition Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfShareBasedPaymentPerformanceConditionExplanatory
431 Summary of Vesting Profile Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfVestingProfileExplanatory
432 Summary of Movement of Share Options Under Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptionsExplanatory
433 Summary of Fair Value of Equity Instruments Granted Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfFairValueOfEquityInstrumentsGrantedExplanatory
434 Summary of Information Relating to the Options and Equity - Settled Instruments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRangeOfExercisePricesOfOutstandingShareOptionsExplanatory
435 1060 - Disclosure - Impairment, Net of Reversal of Impairment of Investments and Assets (Tables) Network

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439 1061 - Disclosure - Included in (Loss)/Profit Before Royalties and Taxation (Tables) Network

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443 1062 - Disclosure - Royalties (Tables) Network

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447 1063 - Disclosure - Mining and Income Taxation (Tables) Network

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451 Summary of Domestic and Foreign Current Tax Rates Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfDomesticAndForeignCurrentTaxRatesExplanatory
452 Summary of Estimated Available for Set-off Against Future Income Pre Tax Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfEstimatedAvailableForSetoffAgainstFutureDomesticAndForeignIncomePreTaxExplanatory
453 1064 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share (Tables) Network

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457 1065 - Disclosure - Dividends (Tables) Network

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461 1066 - Disclosure - Discontinued Operations (Tables) Network

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465 Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operation Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfNetAssetsAndLiabilitiesHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory
466 Assets Held for Sale Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleExplanatory
467 1067 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) Network

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471 1068 - Disclosure - Goodwill (Tables) Network

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474 Changes in Goodwill Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInGoodwillExplanatory
475 1069 - Disclosure - Acquisition of Asanko Gold (Tables) Network

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478 Summary of Acquisition Date Fair Value of Major Class of Consideration Transferred Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBusinessCombinationsExplanatory
479 Summary of gain on acquisition Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfGainOnAcquisitionExplanatory
480 Summary of Key Assumptions Used to Determine Fair Value of Redeemable Preference Shares at Acquisition Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfKeyAssumptionsUsedToDetermineFairValueOfRedeemablePreferenceSharesAtAcquisitionExplanatory
481 Summary of Key Assumptions Used to Determine Fair Value of the Net Identifiable Assets Acquired Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfKeyAssumptionsUsedToDetermineFairValueOfNetIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredExplanatory
482 1070 - Disclosure - Equity Accounted Investees (Tables) Network

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486 Summary of Equity Method Investment in Joint Venture - Far Southeast Gold Resources Incorporated ("FSE") Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfEquityAccountedInvestmentInJointVentureExplanatory
487 Summary of Financial Information and Carrying Amount of the Group Interest in Asanko Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutOwnershipInterestExplanatory
488 Summary of Equity Method Investments in Associates - Maverix Metals Incorporated ("Maverix") Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesExplanatory
489 Summary of Other Investments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutOtherInvestmentsExplanatory
490 Summary of Share of Joint Operation and Includes Inter-company Transactions and Balances Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInterestsInJointArrangementsExplanatory
491 1071 - Disclosure - Investments (Tables) Network

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495 1072 - Disclosure - Environmental Trust Funds (Tables) Network

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498 Schedule of Environmental Trust Funds Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfInterestInFundsExplanatory
499 1073 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) Network

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503 1074 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables (Tables) Network

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507 1075 - Disclosure - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables) Network

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511 1076 - Disclosure - Stated Capital (Tables) Network

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515 Summary of Beneficial Shareholders Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfBeneficialOwnershipExplanatory
516 1077 - Disclosure - Deferred Taxation (Tables) Network

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520 1078 - Disclosure - BORROWINGS (Tables) Network

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563 1088 - Disclosure - Commitments (Tables) Network

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571 Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value by Level within Fair Value Hierarchy Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
572 1090 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities (Tables) Network

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584 Summary of Effect of Change in Finance Expense on Group's Profit or Loss had LIBOR and Prime Differed as Indicated Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:SensitivityAnalysisForEachTypeOfMarketRisk
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597 1093 - Disclosure - Changes in Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) Network

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608 1095 - Disclosure - Major Group Investments - direct and indirect (Tables) Network

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612 Summary of Share Held in Investments in Associates Joint Ventures other Equity Investments and Percentage of Beneficial Interest Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfInvestmentsInAssociatesJointVentureAndOtherEquityInvestmentsExplanatory
613 1096 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Summary of New and Revised Accounting Standards, Amendments to Standards and New Interpretations are Adopted by the Group (Detail) Network

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635 1098 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Summary of New and Revised Accounting Standards, Amendments to Standards and New Interpretations are Adopted by the Group (Parenthetical) (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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647 1099 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Summary of Significant Assumptions Used in the Group's Impairment Assessments (FVLCOD calculations) (Detail) Network

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679 1100 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Summary of Significant Assumptions Used in the Group's Impairment Assessments (FVLCOD calculations) (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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686 1101 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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706 Impairment loss on goodwill Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossGoodwill
707 Gold-in-process and stockpiles Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:CarryingAmountOfGoldInProcessAndStockpiles
708 Provision for environmental rehabilitation costs Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCosts
709 Silicosis settlement costs Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:SilicosisSettlementCosts
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720 1102 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies - Expected Useful Lives of Depreciation of Non-mining Assets (Detail) Network

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721 Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [table] Table

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729 1103 - Disclosure - Revenue - Summary of Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Detail) Network

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739 Revenue from contracts with customers Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromContractsWithCustomers
740 1104 - Disclosure - Cost of Sale - Summary of Cost of Sale (Detail) Network

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748 Cost of sales before gold inventory change and amortisation and depreciation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:CostOfSalesBeforeGoldInventoryChangeAndAmortisationAndDepreciation
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753 1105 - Disclosure - Investment Income - Schedule of Investment Income (Detail) Network

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764 Unwinding of discount on silicosis settlement costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseDueToUnwindingOfDiscountOnProvisions
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785 Restricted/Matching Shares Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:EquitySettledShareBasedPaymentRestrictedOrMatchingSharesExpense
786 1108 - Disclosure - Share-based Payments - Summary of Share Options Under the Gold Fields Limited 2005 Share Plan (Detail) Network

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787 Disclosure of movements in share options [table] Table

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789 Plan Name 1 [domain] Member gfi:PlanName1Domain
790 Gold Fields Limited 2005 Share Plan [Member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLimited2005SharePlanMember
791 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
792 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
793 Average Instrument Price [member] Member gfi:AverageInstrumentPriceMember
794 Share Appreciation Rights [member] Member gfi:ShareAppreciationRightsMember
795 Disclosure of movements in share options [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfMovementsInShareOptionsLineItems
796 Outstanding at beginning of the year Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
797 Movement during the year: Abstract gfi:DisclosureOfMovementsInShareOptionsByTheCompanyTwoThousandFiveSharePlanAbstract
798 Forfeited Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
799 Outstanding at end of the year Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
800 Outstanding at beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
801 Forfeited Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
802 Outstanding at end of the year (vested) Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
803 1109 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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804 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [table] Table

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805 Plan Name1 [axis] Axis gfi:PlanName1Axis
806 Plan Name 1 [domain] Member gfi:PlanName1Domain
807 Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLimitedTwoThousandTwelveSharePlanMember
808 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
809 Cost of performance shares granted Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
810 Percentage of performance criterion set by company Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:PercentageOfPerformanceCriterionSet
811 Performance shares up to may be increased Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:PerformanceSharesUpToMayBeIncreased
812 Number of share options Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
813 Holding period of restricted shares Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:HoldingPeriodOfRestrictedShares
814 Maximum number of matching shares Concept (Shares) For Period gfi:MaximumNumberOfMatchingSharesAtVest
815 Maximum number of matching shares vesting period Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:MaximumNumberOfMatchingSharesAtVestingPeriod
816 1110 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary Movement of Share Options Under the Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan (Detail) Network

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817 Disclosure of movements in share options [table] Table

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818 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
819 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
820 Performance Shares [Member] Member gfi:PerformanceShares1Member
821 Plan Name1 [axis] Axis gfi:PlanName1Axis
822 Plan Name 1 [domain] Member gfi:PlanName1Domain
823 Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan Amended [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLimited2012SharePlanAmendedMember
824 Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLimitedTwoThousandTwelveSharePlanMember
825 Disclosure of movements in share options [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfMovementsInShareOptionsLineItems
826 Outstanding at beginning of the year Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
827 Granted Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
828 Exercised and released Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsExercisedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
829 Forfeited Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
830 Outstanding at end of the year Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
831 1111 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary of Share Based Payment Performance Condition (Detail) Network

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832 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [table] Table

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833 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
834 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
835 Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan Amended [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLimited2012SharePlanAmendedMember
836 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
837 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
838 Vesting Target Threshold Top of Range [Member] Member gfi:VestingTargetThresholdTopOfRangeMember
839 Performance Condition [axis] Axis gfi:PerformanceConditionAxis
840 Performance Condition [domain] Member gfi:PerformanceConditionDomain
841 Relative TSR [member] Member gfi:RelativeTSRMember
842 Absolute Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") [member] Member gfi:AbsoluteTsrMember
843 Free Cash Flow Margin [member] Member gfi:FreeCashFlowMarginMember
844 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
845 Gold price per ounce, Threshold Concept (Decimal) For Period gfi:ThresholdAverageOverPerformancePeriodOfGoldPrice
846 Stretch and cap: Compounded cost of equity in real terms over 3 year performance period Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:PercentageOfCompoundedCostOfEquityInRealTerms
847 Gold price per ounce, Target Concept (Decimal) For Period gfi:TargetAverageOverPerformancePeriodOfGoldPrice
848 Gold price per ounce, Stretch and Cap Concept (Decimal) For Period gfi:StretchAndCapAverageOverPerformancePeriodOfGoldPrice
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850 Free cash flow margin ("FCFM"), Target Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:TargetAverageOverPerformancePeriodOfGoldPercentage
851 Years performance period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:ThreeYearPeriod
852 Free cash flow margin ("FCFM"), Stretch and Cap Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:StretchAndCapAverageOverPerformancePeriodOfGoldPercentage
853 Threshold - Absolute TSR Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:ThresholdVestingTargetDescription
854 Target performance period in years Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:TargetYearsPerformancePeriod
855 Stretch performance period in years Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:StretchAndCapYearsPerformancePeriod
856 Weighting Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:WeightingOfPerformanceCondition
857 Threshold Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfThreshold
858 Target Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfTarget
859 Stretch and cap Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfStretchAndCap
860 1112 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary of Vesting Profile (Detail) Network

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861 Disclosure of vesting profile [table] Table

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862 Performance Condition [axis] Axis gfi:PerformanceConditionAxis
863 Performance Condition [domain] Member gfi:PerformanceConditionDomain
864 Absolute Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") [member] Member gfi:AbsoluteTsrMember
865 Relative TSR [member] Member gfi:RelativeTSRMember
866 Free Cash Flow Margin [member] Member gfi:FreeCashFlowMarginMember
867 Disclosure of vesting profile [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfVestingProfileLineItems
868 Threshold Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:ThresholdOfPercentageOfVestingProfile
869 Target Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:TargetOfPercentageOfVestingProfile
870 Stretch and cap Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:StretchAndCapPercentageOfVestingProfile
871 1113 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary of Share Based Payment Performance Condition (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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872 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [table] Table

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873 Performance Condition [axis] Axis gfi:PerformanceConditionAxis
874 Performance Condition [domain] Member gfi:PerformanceConditionDomain
875 Absolute Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") [member] Member gfi:AbsoluteTsrMember
876 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
877 Compounded annual growth rate index trading days Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:CompoundedAnnualGrowthRateIndexTradingDays
878 1114 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary Movement of Share Options Under the Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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879 Implied Table Table

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880 Disclosure of movements in share options [abstract] Abstract gfi:DisclosureOfMovementsInShareOptionsAbstract
881 Options vested Concept (Decimal) As Of gfi:NumberOfShareOptionsVestedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
882 1115 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary of Fair Value of Equity Instruments Granted (Detail) (Detail) Network

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883 Fair Value Of Share Award Using Monte Carlo Pricing Model And Weighted Average Assumptions [table] Table

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884 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
885 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
886 Performance Shares [Member] Member gfi:PerformanceShares1Member
887 Plan Name1 [axis] Axis gfi:PlanName1Axis
888 Plan Name 1 [domain] Member gfi:PlanName1Domain
889 Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan Amended [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLimited2012SharePlanAmendedMember
890 Share Award Using Monte Carlo Pricing Model And Weighted Average Assumption [line items] LineItems gfi:ShareAwardUsingMonteCarloPricingModelAndWeightedAverageAssumptionLineItems
891 Monte Carlo simulation Abstract gfi:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueOfEquityInstrumentsMethodologyAbstract
892 weighted average historical volatility (based on a statistical analysis of the share price on a weighted moving average basis for the expected term of the option) Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfExpectedVolatilityShareOptionsGranted
893 expected term (years) Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:ExpectedTermInMonthsShareOptionsGranted
894 dividend yield Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:ExpectedDividendsAsPercentageShareOptionsGranted
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896 weighted average fair value (United States Dollar) Concept (Pure) For Period gfi:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueOfEquityInstrumentsWeightedAverageFairValue
897 1116 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary of Information Relating to the Options and Equity - Settled Instruments (Detail) Network

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898 Disclosure of fair value of equity instruments granted [table] Table

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899 Ranges of exercise prices for outstanding share options [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsAxis
900 Ranges of Exercise Prices for Outstanding Share Options [Member] Member ifrs-full:RangesOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsMember
901 4.28 - 6.06 [member] Member gfi:RangeOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsOneMember
902 6.07 - 7.84 [member] Member gfi:RangeOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsTwoMember
903 7.85 - 9.62 [member] Member gfi:RangeOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsThreeMember
904 9.63 - 11.40 [member] Member gfi:RangeOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsFourMember
905 Restricted Shares ("PVRS") awarded [Member] Member gfi:RangeOfExercisePricesForOutstandingShareOptionsFiveMember
906 Disclosure of fair value of equity instruments granted [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfFairValueOfEquityInstrumentsGrantedLineItems
907 Number of instruments Concept (Shares) As Of gfi:NumberOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangementAtEndOfYear
908 Price (US$) Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:ExercisePriceOfOutstandingShareOptions
909 Contractual life (years) Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptions
910 Weighted average share price during the year on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (US$) Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageSharePrice
911 1117 - Disclosure - Share-Based Payments - Summary of Options - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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912 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [table] Table

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914 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
915 Top of range [member] Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
916 Classes of share capital [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis
917 Share capital [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalMember
918 Ordinary Shares [member] Member ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
919 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
920 Compensation costs related to awards not yet recognised Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:CompensationCostsRelatedToAwardsNotYetRecognised
921 Share based compensation recognition period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:UnrecognizedSharebasedPaymentsCompensationCostRecognisedPeriod
922 Maximum number of ordinary shares that can be issued Concept (Shares) As Of gfi:MaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeIssuedUnderSharebasedPaymentArrangements
923 Maximum number of shares that can be issued to an individual Concept (Shares) As Of gfi:MaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeIssuedToAnIndividualUnderSharebasedPaymentArrangements
924 Unexercised options and shares, percent Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:PercentageOfUnexercisedOptionsAndShares
925 1118 - Disclosure - Impairment, Net of Reversal of Impairment of Investments and Assets - Summary of Impairment, Net of Reversal of Impairment of Investments and Assets (Detail) Network

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926 Disclosures of impairment of investments and assets [table] Table

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927 Investment [Axis] Axis invest:InvestmentAxis
928 Investment [Domain] Member invest:InvestmentDomain
929 Far Southeast Gold Resources Incorporated [member] Member gfi:FarSoutheastGoldResourcesIncorporatedMember
930 Investments - listed [member] Member gfi:ListedInvestmentsMember
931 Investments - unlisted [member] Member gfi:UnlistedInvestmentsMember
932 Individual assets or cash-generating units [axis] Axis ifrs-full:IndividualAssetsOrCashgeneratingUnitsAxis
933 Entity's total for individual assets or cash-generating units [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForIndividualAssetsOrCashgeneratingUnitsMember
934 South Deep Mine [member] Member gfi:SouthDeepMineMember
935 Classes of property, plant and equipment [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis
936 Property, plant and equipment [member] Member ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
937 Other [member] Member gfi:OtherMember
938 Arctic Platinum Project [Member] Member gfi:ArcticPlatinumMember
939 Classes of assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsAxis
940 Assets [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsMember
941 Other impaired assets [member] Member ifrs-full:OtherImpairedAssetsMember
942 Goodwill [member] Member ifrs-full:GoodwillMember
943 Disclosures of impairment of investments and assets [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosuresOfImpairmentOfInvestmentsAndAssetsLineItems
944 Investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:ImpairmentLossOnInvestments
945 Property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
946 (Impairment)/reversal of impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
947 South Deep cash-generating unit Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ImpairmentLoss
948 Goodwill Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossGoodwill
949 Impairment, net of reversal of impairment of investments and assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
950 1119 - Disclosure - Impairment, Net of Reversal of Impairment of Investments and Assets - Summary of Impairment, Net of Reversal of Impairment of Investments and Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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951 Disclosures of impairment of investments and assets [table] Table

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952 Classes of property, plant and equipment [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAxis
953 Property, plant and equipment [member] Member ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
954 Other Property, Pant and Equipment [Member] Member ifrs-full:OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
955 Other [member] Member gfi:OtherMember
956 Classes of assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsAxis
957 Assets [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsMember
958 Other impaired assets [member] Member ifrs-full:OtherImpairedAssetsMember
959 Goodwill [member] Member ifrs-full:GoodwillMember
960 Individual assets or cash-generating units [axis] Axis ifrs-full:IndividualAssetsOrCashgeneratingUnitsAxis
961 Entity's total for individual assets or cash-generating units [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForIndividualAssetsOrCashgeneratingUnitsMember
962 Redundant Assets at Cerro Corona [Member] Member gfi:RedundantAssetsAtCerroCoronaMember
963 Damang Asset Held For Sale [member] Member gfi:DamangAssetHeldForSaleMember
964 Assets Specific Impairment At Tarkwa [member] Member gfi:AssetsSpecificImpairmentAtTarkwaMember
965 Assets Specific Impairment At Damang [member] Member gfi:AssetsSpecificImpairmentAtDamangMember
966 South Deep Mine [member] Member gfi:SouthDeepMineMember
967 Investment [Axis] Axis invest:InvestmentAxis
968 Investment [Domain] Member invest:InvestmentDomain
969 Far Southeast Gold Resources Incorporated [member] Member gfi:FarSoutheastGoldResourcesIncorporatedMember
970 Maturity [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MaturityAxis
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972 Thereafter [member] Member gfi:ThereafterMember
973 Disclosures of impairment of investments and assets [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosuresOfImpairmentOfInvestmentsAndAssetsLineItems
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975 Equity method investment ownership percentage Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage1
976 - Redundant assets at Cerro Corona Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossRedundantAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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978 Impairment loss recognised Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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980 Group impairment recognised Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossGoodwill
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982 Rand/Dollar exchange rate Concept (Decimal) For Period gfi:LongTermExchangeRates
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984 Life time of mine Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:LifeTimeForMines
985 Nominal discount rate Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:NominalDiscountRate
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987 Impairment recoverable amount Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:ImpairmentRecoverableAmount
988 1120 - Disclosure - Included in (Loss)/Profit Before Royalties and Taxation - Schedule of Amounts Included in (Loss)/Profit Before Royalties and Taxation (Detail) Network

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989 Implied Table Table

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991 Operating lease charges Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:MinimumOperatingLeasePayments
992 Profit on buy-back of notes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:ProfitLossOnBuybackOfNotes
993 Social contributions and sponsorships Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:SocialContributionsAndSponsorships
994 Global compliance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:GlobalComplianceCosts
995 Loss on sale of inventory Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:LossOnSaleOfInventory
996 Rehabilitation income - continuing operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:RehabilitationIncomeExpenseContinuingOperations
997 Rehabilitation income - discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:RehabilitationIncomeExpenseDiscontinuedOperations
998 Restructuring costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseOfRestructuringActivities
999 1121 - Disclosure - Royalties - Summary of Royalties (Detail) Network

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1000 Disclosure of information about royalty arrangements [table] Table

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1001 Geographical areas [axis] Axis ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasAxis
1002 Geographical areas [member] Member ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasMember
1003 South Africa [member] Member country:ZA
1004 Foreign [member] Member ifrs-full:ForeignCountriesMember
1005 Australia [member] Member country:AU
1006 Ghana [member] Member country:GH
1007 Peru [member] Member country:PE
1008 Disclosure of information about royalty arrangements [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfInformationAboutRoyaltyArrangementsLineItems
1009 Total royalties Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:RoyaltyExpense
1010 Royalty percentage Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:RoyaltyEffectiveRatePercentage
1011 1122 - Disclosure - Included in (Loss)/Profit Before Royalties and Taxation - Schedule of Amounts Included in (Loss)/Profit Before Royalties and Taxation (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1012 Schedule of information about amounts included in profit before royalties and taxation [table] Table

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1014 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
1015 South deep [member] Member gfi:SouthDeepMember
1016 Damang [member] Member gfi:DamangMember
1017 Tarkwa [member] Member gfi:TarkwaMember
1018 Australia [member] Member gfi:AustralianOperationsMember
1019 Line items represents amounts included in profit before royalties and taxation [line items] LineItems gfi:LineItemsRepresentsAmountsIncludedInProfitBeforeRoyaltiesAndTaxationLineItems
1020 Restructuring costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseOfRestructuringActivities
1021 1123 - Disclosure - Royalties - Summary of Royalties (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1022 Disclosure of information about royalty arrangements [table] Table

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1023 Classes of assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsAxis
1024 Assets [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsMember
1025 Gold refined minerals [member] Member gfi:GoldRefinedMineralsMember
1026 Refined minerals [member] Member gfi:RefinedMineralsMember
1027 Gold royalty [member] Member gfi:GoldRoyaltyMember
1028 Geographical areas [axis] Axis ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasAxis
1029 Geographical areas [member] Member ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasMember
1030 South Africa [member] Member country:ZA
1031 Australia [member] Member country:AU
1032 Ghana [member] Member country:GH
1033 Peru [member] Member country:PE
1034 Measurement [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MeasurementAxis
1035 Aggregated measurement [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedMeasurementMember
1036 Range One [member] Member gfi:RangeOneMember
1037 Range Two [member] Member gfi:RangeTwoMember
1038 Range Three [member] Member gfi:RangeThreeMember
1039 Range Four [member] Member gfi:RangeFourMember
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1041 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1042 Bottom of range [member] Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1043 Top of range [member] Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1044 Disclosure of information about royalty arrangements [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfInformationAboutRoyaltyArrangementsLineItems
1045 Royalty in refined minerals, description Concept (Text/String) For Period gfi:DescriptionOfRoyaltyArrangements
1046 Gold refining percentage Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:GoldRefiningPercentage
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1051 Average gold price Concept (Monetary) For Period gfi:AverageGoldPrice
1052 1124 - Disclosure - Mining and Income Taxation - Summary of Components of Mining and Income Tax (Detail) Network

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1053 Disclosure Of Components Of Mining And Income Tax [table] Table

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1060 - Company and capital gains taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:IncomeTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToCompanyAndCapitalGainsTaxation
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1068 Rate adjustment to reflect the actual realised company tax rates in South Africa and offshore Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfRealisedTaxRates
1069 Non-deductible share-based payments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInShareBasedPayments
1070 Non-deductible exploration expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInExplorationExpense
1071 Deferred tax assets not recognised on impairment and reversal of impairment of investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfDeferredTaxAssetsNotRecognisedOnImpairmentOfInvestments
1072 Impairment of South Deep goodwill Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfImpairmentOfGoodwill
1073 Non-deductible interest paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInInterestPaid
1074 Non-taxable profit on disposal of investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfNontaxableProfitOnDisposalOfInvestments
1075 Non-taxable profit on buy-back of notes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfNontaxableProfitOnBuybackOfNotes
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1077 Non-taxable gain on acquisition of Asanko Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:NonTaxableGainOnAcquisition
1078 Non-taxable fair value gain on Maverix warrants Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:NonTaxableFairValueGainLossOnWarrants
1079 Non-taxable profit on dilution of Gold Fields' interest in Maverix Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:NonTaxableProfitOnDilutionOfGoldFieldsInterest
1080 Dividend withholding tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:DividendWithholdingTax
1081 Net non-deductible expenditure and non-taxable income Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:NonDeductibleExpensesAndNonTaxableIncomes
1082 Deferred tax raised on unremitted earnings at Tarkwa and Cerro Corona (2017: Tarkwa) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfDeferredTaxRaisedOnUnremittedEarnings
1083 Deferred taxation movement on Peruvian Nuevo Sol devaluation against US Dollar Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfDeferredTaxationMovement
1084 Various Peruvian non-deductible expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfNonDeductibleExpensesOther
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1086 Utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised at Damang Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectFromUtilizationOfPreviouslyUnrecognizedTaxLosses
1087 Deferred tax assets recognised at Damang (2017: Cerro Corona and Damang) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxEffectOfDeferredTaxAssetsRecognised
1088 Additional capital allowances recognised at South Deep Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:AdditionalCapitalAllowancesRecognized
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1091 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome
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1111 Legal settlement amount Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit gfi:LegalSettlements
1112 Capital allowance recognized Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:CapitalAllowanceRecognised
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1143 1128 - Disclosure - Mining and Income Taxation - Summary of Estimated Available for Set-off Against Future Income Pre Tax (Detail) Network

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1186 Gross recognised capital allowance Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:GrossRecognisedCapitalAllowance
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1193 Tax losses Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:TaxLosses2
1194 Tax losses expiration value Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TaxLossesExpirationValue
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1200 Diluted basic earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations
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1202 Weighted average number of shares Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1203 Share options in issue Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:DilutiveEffectOfShareOptionsOnNumberOfOrdinaryShares
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1219 Profit on dilution of Gold Fields' interest in Maverix Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:GainLossOnDilutionOfOwnershipInterestInAssociate
1220 Gain on acquisition of Asanko Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainRecognisedInBargainPurchaseTransaction
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1222 Non-controlling interest effect Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:ImpairmentAndWriteoffOfInvestmentsAndAssetsAndOtherAttributableToNonControllingInterest
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1225 Profit attributable to owners of the parent from discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntity
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1228 Write-off of exploration and evaluation assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:WriteOffOfExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsDiscontinuedOperations
1229 Taxation effect Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:TaxEffectImpairmentAndWriteoffOfInvestmentsAndAssetsAndOtherDiscontinuedOperations
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1232 Diluted headline (loss)/earnings per share from discontinued operations Concept (Share) For Period gfi:DilutedHeadlineEarningsLossPerShareDiscontinuedOperations
1233 1131 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share - Details of Earnings Per Share (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1238 Weighted average number of shares issued continuing operations Concept (Shares) For Period gfi:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesIssuedFromContinuingOperations
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1241 Basic Earnings per share Abstract ifrs-full:BasicEarningsPerShareAbstract
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1247 Weighted average number of ordinary shares, basic Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
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1249 Adjusted net earnings attributable to owners of the parent, diluted discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:HeadlineProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntity
1250 Headline Earnings per share Abstract gfi:HeadlineEarningsPerShareAbstract
1251 Weighted average number of ordinary shares, basic Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
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1253 Adjusted net earnings attributable to owners of the parent, diluted discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:HeadlineProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntity
1254 1132 - Disclosure - Dividends - Summary of Dividends (Detail) Network

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1261 Dividends recognised as distribution to owners Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParentRelatingToPriorYears
1262 Dividends recognised as distribution to owners Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersOfParentRelatingToCurrentYear
1263 Total dividends Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
1264 Dividends per share - cents Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersPerShare
1265 1133 - Disclosure - Dividends - Summary of Dividends (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1276 Dividend approved date Concept (Date) For Period gfi:DividendsApprovedDate
1277 1134 - Disclosure - Discontinued Operation - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1302 Cost of sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:CostOfSalesDiscontinuedOperations
1303 Cost of sales before gold inventory change and amortisation and depreciation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:CostOfSalesDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeGoldInventoryChangeAndAmortisationAndDepreciation
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1305 Amortisation and depreciation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:DepreciationAndAmortisationExpenseDiscontinuedOperations
1306 Other costs, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:OtherExpensesDiscontinuedOperations
1307 (Loss)/profit before royalties and taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:ProfitLossBeforeRoyaltiesAndTaxationDiscontinuedOperations
1308 Royalties Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:RoyaltyExpenseDiscontinuedOperations
1309 (Loss)/profit before taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
1310 Mining and income taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxExpenseRelatingToProfitLossFromOrdinaryActivitiesOfDiscontinuedOperations
1311 (Loss)/profit for the year from operating activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
1312 Gain on sale of discontinued operation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainLossRecognisedOnMeasurementToFairValueLessCostsToSellOrOnDisposalOfAssetsOrDisposalGroupsConstitutingDiscontinuedOperation
1313 Income tax on gain on sale of discontinued operation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxExpenseRelatingToGainLossOnDiscontinuance
1314 Profit attributable to owners of the parent from discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntity
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1322 Inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:InventoriesDiscontinuedOperations
1323 Trade and other receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:TradeAndOtherReceivablesDiscontinuedOperations
1324 Trade and other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit gfi:TradeAndOtherPayablesDiscontinuedOperations
1325 Environmental rehabilitation costs provision Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit gfi:EnvironmentalRehabilitationLiabilityDiscontinuedOperations
1326 Net liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:NetAssetsLiabilitiesOfDiscontinuedOperations
1327 Total consideration received less costs to sell Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:ConsiderationReceivedLessCostToSellDiscontinuedOperations
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1329 1137 - Disclosure - Discontinued Operation - Summary of Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operation (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1330 Implied Table Table

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1333 Consideration per agreement Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:ConsiderationPerSaleAgreement
1334 1138 - Disclosure - Assets Held for Sale - Assets Held for Sale (Detail) Network

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1341 1139 - Disclosure - Assets Held for Sale - Assets Held for Sale (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1342 Assets Held For Sale [table] Table

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1348 Carrying value of assets held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:CarryingValueOfAssetsHeldForSale
1349 1140 - Disclosure - Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1363 1141 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) Network

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1377 Balance at beginning of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOpeningBalanceAccumulatedDepreciationAndImpairment
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1383 Finance leases capitalised (refer note 33) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:FinanceLeasesCapitalised
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1386 Write-off of exploration and evaluation assets - discontinued operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:WriteOffOfExplorationAndEvaluationAssetsDiscontinuedOperations
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1388 Borrowing costs capitalised Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:BorrowingCostsCapitalised
1389 Disposals Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1390 Disposal of subsidiary Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DecreaseThroughLossOfControlOfSubsidiaryPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1391 Changes in estimates of rehabilitation assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:RevaluationIncreaseDecreasePropertyPlantAndEquipment
1392 Translation adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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1394 Balance at end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOpeningBalanceAccumulatedDepreciationAndImpairment
1395 Carrying value at end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
1396 1142 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1397 Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [table] Table

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1431 Exploration expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseArisingFromExplorationForAndEvaluationOfMineralResources
1432 Assets pledged as security Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentPledgedAsSecurity
1433 1143 - Disclosure - Goodwill - Changes in Goodwill (Detail) Network

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1437 Impairment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossGoodwill
1438 Translation adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesGoodwill
1439 Balance at end of the year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Goodwill
1440 1144 - Disclosure - Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1462 Resource ounces Concept (num:massItemType) For Period gfi:ProductionInResourceOunces
1463 1145 - Disclosure - Acquisition of Asanko Gold - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1464 Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table] Table

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1470 Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsLineItems
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1472 Government of Ghana ownership retained Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:ProportionOfIndirectOwnershipInterestInJointVentureRetained
1473 Key assumptions used to determine fair value of redeemable preference shares Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit gfi:KeyAssumptionsUsedToDetermineFairValueOfRedeemablePreferenceShares
1474 1146 - Disclosure - Acquisition Of Asanko Gold - Summary of Acquisition Date Fair Value of Major Class of Consideration Transferred (Detail) Network

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1475 Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table] Table

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1479 Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsLineItems
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1481 Total consideration transferred Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred
1482 1147 - Disclosure - Acquisition Of Asanko Gold - Summary of Gain on Acquisition (Detail) Network

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1487 Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumed
1488 Consideration transferred Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred
1489 Gain on acquisition Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainRecognisedInBargainPurchaseTransaction
1490 1148 - Disclosure - Acquisition of Asanko Gold - Summary of Key Assumptions Used to Determine Fair Value of Redeemable Preference Shares at Acquisition (Detail) Network

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1494 Market-related interest rate Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:MarketRelatedInterestRate
1495 Expected redemption period - 2020 to 2023 Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:ExpectedRedemptionPeriod
1496 1149 - Disclosure - Acquisition of Asanko Gold - Summary of Key Assumptions Used to Determine Fair Value of the Net Identifiable Assets Acquired (Detail) Network

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1509 1150 - Disclosure - Equity-Accounted Investees - Summary of Equity-Accounted Investees (Detail) Network

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1554 1151 - Disclosure - Equity-Accounted Investees - Summary of Equity-Accounted Investees (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1559 Asanko Gold [member] Member gfi:AsankoGoldMember
1560 Marverix Metals Incorporated [Member] Member gfi:MarverixMetalsIncorporatedMember
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1566 Shika Group Finance Limited [member] Member gfi:ShikaGroupFinanceLimitedMember
1567 Adansi Gold Company Ghana Limited [member] Member gfi:AdansiGoldCompanyGhanaLimitedMember
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1570 Top of range [member] Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
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1587 Option to acquire shares Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:PercentageOfOptionsRequiredForExercisingControl
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1600 Share of profit after taxation Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:BusinessCombinationShareOfProfitAfterTaxation
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1604 1152 - Disclosure - Equity-Accounted Investees - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1619 1153 - Disclosure - Interest in Joint Operation - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1620 Disclosure of joint operations [table] Table

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1634 1154 - Disclosure - Interest in Joint Operation - Summary of Share of Joint Operation and Includes Inter-company Transactions and Balances (Detail) Network

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1660 Total equity and liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
1661 1155 - Disclosure - Investments - Summary of Investments (Detail) Network

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1677 Expected redemption period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:ExpectedRedemptionPeriod
1678 1156 - Disclosure - Environmental Trust Funds - Schedule of Environmental Trust Funds (Detail) Network

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1683 Interest earned Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:InterestEarnedEnvironmentalTrustFund
1684 Translation adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:TranslationAdjustmentEnvironmentalTrustFund
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1686 1157 - Disclosure - Environmental Trust Funds - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1687 Implied Table Table

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1688 Environmental Trust Funds [abstract] Abstract gfi:EnvironmentalTrustFundsAbstract
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1690 Equity-linked deposits Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:EquityLinkedDepositsEnvironmentalTrustFunds
1691 Cash deposit Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:SecuredCashDepositsEnvironmentalTrustFunds
1692 1158 - Disclosure - Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Detail) Network

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1693 Implied Table Table

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1695 Gold-in-process and stockpiles Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:CarryingAmountOfGoldInProcessAndStockpiles
1696 Consumable stores Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:CarryingAmountOfConsumableStores
1697 Total inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InventoriesAtNetRealisableValue
1698 Heap leach and stockpiles inventories included in non-current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentInventories
1699 Total current inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InventoriesTotal
1700 1159 - Disclosure - Investments - Summary of Investments (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1701 Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [table] Table

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1707 Redeemable preference shares, par value Concept (Share) As Of gfi:RedeemablePreferenceSharesParValue
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1709 1160 - Disclosure - Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1713 1161 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables - Schedule of Trade and Other Receivables (Detail) Network

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1714 Implied Table Table

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1718 Gold, copper and oil derivative contracts Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:GoldCopperAndOilDerivativeContracts
1719 Receivables due from the sale of Tarkwa mining fleet Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:ReceivablesDueFromSaleOfMiningFleet
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1721 Payroll receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:PayrollReceivables
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1723 Value added tax and import duties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:ValueAddedTaxAndImportDutiesReceivables
1724 Diesel rebate Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit gfi:DieselRebateReceivables
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1727 1162 - Disclosure - Cash and Cash Equivalents - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Detail) Network

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1732 1163 - Disclosure - Stated Capital - Schedule of Stated Capital (Detail) Network

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1743 Authorised Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesAuthorised
1744 1164 - Disclosure - Stated Capital - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1745 Disclosure of classes of share capital [table] Table

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1759 1165 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables - Schedule of Trade and Other Receivables (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1760 Trade and Other Receivables [table] Table

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1761 Hedging instruments [axis] Axis ifrs-full:HedgingInstrumentsAxis
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1770 1166 - Disclosure - Share Capital - Summary of Beneficial Shareholders (Detail) Network

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1771 Disclosure Of Beneficial Ownership [table] Table

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1780 1167 - Disclosure - Deferred Taxation - Schedule of Detailed Components of Net Deferred Taxation Liability (Detail) Network

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1781 Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [table] Table

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1810 1168 - Disclosure - Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Detail) Network

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1963 Translation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:Translation
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1988 1176 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Payables - Summary of Trade and Other Payables (Detail) Network

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2003 Mining and income taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
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2006 Interest received Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForInterestIncome
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2087 Disclosure Of Information About Guarantees [table] Table

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2097 1185 - Disclosure - Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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2098 Disclosure Of Information About Guarantees [table] Table

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2113 Disclosure of contingent liabilities [table] Table

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2142 Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period [table] Table

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2194 Disclosure of fair value measurement of liabilities [table] Table

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2200 1191 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value by Level within Fair Value Hierarchy (Detail) Network

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2229 1192 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Credit Risk - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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2230 Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management [table] Table

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2237 Disclosure of credit risk exposure [table] Table

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2248 1194 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Schedule of Combined Maximum Credit Risk Exposure (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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2249 Disclosure of credit risk exposure [table] Table

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2255 1195 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Summary of the Exposure to Credit Risk for Trade Receivables by Geographic Region (Detail) Network

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2256 Disclosure Of Credit Risk Exposure For Trade Receivables [table] Table

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2268 1196 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Summary of the Exposure to Credit Risk for Trade Receivables by Geographic Region (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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2269 Disclosure Of Credit Risk Exposure For Trade Receivables [table] Table

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2278 1197 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Schedule of Contractually Due Undiscounted Cash Flows Resulting from Maturities of All Financial Liabilities, Including Interest Payments (Detail) Network

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2279 Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [table] Table

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2299 1198 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Schedule of Contractually Due Undiscounted Cash Flows Resulting from Maturities of All Financial Liabilities, Including Interest Payments (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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2300 Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [table] Table

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2324 1199 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Market Risk - Foreign Currency - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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2325 Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management [table] Table

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2337 1200 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Market Risk - Commodity Price - Gold and Copper - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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2338 Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management [table] Table

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2443 1204 - Disclosure - Risk Management Activities - Market Risk - Interest Rate - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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2461 1205 - Disclosure - Capital Management - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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2468 1206 - Disclosure - Capital Management - Summary of Reconciliation of Net Operating Profit (Detail) Network

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2502 1207 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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2511 1208 - Disclosure - Related parties - Summary of Remuneration to Related Parties (Detail) Network

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2512 Disclosure of transactions between related parties [table] Table

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2557 1209 - Disclosure - Related parties - Summary of Remuneration to Related Parties (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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2558 Disclosure of transactions between related parties [table] Table

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2566 1210 - Disclosure - Changes in Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Net of tax, of Transition to IFRS 15 (Detail) Network

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2567 Disclosure Of Changes In Sigificant Accounting Policies [table] Table

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2575 1211 - Disclosure - Changes in Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Impact on Consolidated Income Statement and Statement of Other Comprehensive Income and Cash flow Statement (Detail) Network

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2593 1212 - Disclosure - Changes in Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Impact of Transition to IFRS 9 on the Classification of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Detail) Network

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2594 Disclosure of initial application of standards or interpretations [table] Table

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2649 Discontinuing operation [member] Member gfi:DiscontinuingOperationMember
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2652 Cost of sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CostOfSales
2653 Cost of sales before gold inventory change and amortisation and depreciation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:CostOfSalesBeforeGoldInventoryChangeAndAmortisationAndDepreciation
2654 Gold inventory change Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit gfi:GoldInventoryChange
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2656 Other income/(costs) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherOperatingIncomeExpense
2657 Share-based payments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsWithEmployees
2658 Long-term incentive plan Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:LongTermIncentivePlan
2659 Exploration expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseArisingFromExplorationForAndEvaluationOfMineralResources
2660 Restructuring costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseOfRestructuringActivities
2661 Silicosis settlement costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:ProvisionForSettlementCosts
2662 Impairment and reversal of impairment of investments and assets, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
2663 Profit/(loss) on disposal of assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets
2664 Investment income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InvestmentIncome
2665 Finance expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
2666 Gain on acquisition of Asanko Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainRecognisedInBargainPurchaseTransaction
2667 Royalties Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:RoyaltyExpense
2668 Mining and income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
2669 Current taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncome
2670 Deferred taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToOriginationAndReversalOfTemporaryDifferences
2671 (Loss)/profit for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
2672 Owners of the parent Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
2673 Non-controlling interest holders Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
2674 Total assets (excluding deferred taxation) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
2675 Total liabilities (excluding deferred taxation) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
2676 Net deferred taxation (assets)/liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit gfi:NetDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
2677 Capital expenditure Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets
2678 Operating costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OperatingExpense
2679 1214 - Disclosure - Segment Report - Schedule of Segment Report (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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2680 Disclosure of operating segments [table] Table

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2681 Business combinations [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
2682 Entity's total for business combinations [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
2683 Asanko [member] Member gfi:AsankoMember
2684 Segment consolidation items [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis
2685 Entity's total for segment consolidation items [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSegmentConsolidationItemsMember
2686 Corporate and other [member] Member ifrs-full:MaterialReconcilingItemsMember
2687 Corporate and other [axis] Axis gfi:CorporateAndOtherAxis
2688 Corporate and other [domain] Member gfi:CorporateAndOtherDomain
2689 Other income/cost [member] Member gfi:OtherIncomeCostMember
2690 Disclosure of operating segments [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOperatingSegmentsLineItems
2691 Tax rate included in South Deep Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ApplicableTaxRate
2692 Equity Accounted Joint Venture Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
2693 Share of loss of associates after taxation included in other income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
2694 Corporate related costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit gfi:CorporateRelatedCosts
2695 Revenue from the sale of copper Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromSaleOfCopper
2696 Profit on disposal of investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsOnDisposalsOfInvestments
2697 1215 - Disclosure - Major Group Investments - Direct and Indirect - Schedule of Major Group Investments - Direct and Indirect (Detail) Network

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2698 Disclosure of subsidiaries [table] Table

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2699 Subsidiaries [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
2700 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
2701 Abosso Goldfields Limited [member] Member gfi:AbossoGoldfieldsLimitedMember
2702 Agnew Gold Mining Company Proprietary Limited [member] Member gfi:AgnewGoldMiningCompanyProprietaryLimitedMember
2703 Beatrix Mines Limited [member] Member gfi:BeatrixMinesLimitedMember
2704 Beatrix Mining Ventures Limited [member] Member gfi:BeatrixMiningVenturesLimitedMember
2705 Darlot Mining Company Pty Ltd [Member] Member gfi:DarlotMiningCompanyProprietaryLimitedMember
2706 Driefontein Consolidated (Pty) Ltd [member] Member gfi:DriefonteinConsolidatedProprietaryLimitedMember
2707 GFI Joint Venture Holdings (Proprietary) Limited [Member] Member gfi:GFIJointVentureHoldingsProprietaryLimitedMember
2708 GFL Mining Services Limited [member] Member gfi:GFLMiningServicesLimitedMember
2709 Gold Fields Ghana Limited [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsGhanaLimitedMember
2710 Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsGroupServicesProprietaryLimitedMember
2711 Gold Fields Holdings Company BVI Limited [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsHoldingsCompanyBVILimitedMember
2712 Gold Fields La Cima SA [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLaCimaSAMember
2713 Gold Fields Operations Limited [Member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsOperationsLimitedMember
2714 Gold Fields Orogen Holdings (BVI) Ltd [Member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsOrogenHoldingsBVILimitedMember
2715 Gruyere Mining Company Pty Ltd [member] Member gfi:GruyereMiningCompanyProprietaryLimitedMember
2716 GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd [member] Member gfi:GSMMiningCompanyProprietaryLimitedMember
2717 Kloof Gold Mining Company Ltd [member] Member gfi:KloofGoldMiningCompanyLimitedMember
2718 Newshelf 899 (Pty) Ltd [member] Member gfi:NewshelfEightNineNineProprietaryLimitedMember
2719 St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd [Member] Member gfi:StivesGoldMiningCompanyProprietaryLimitedMember
2720 Classes of ordinary shares [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfOrdinarySharesAxis
2721 Ordinary Shares [member] Member ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
2722 Class A Shares [member] Member gfi:ClassASharesMember
2723 Class B Shares [member] Member gfi:ClassBSharesMember
2724 Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesLineItems
2725 Shares held Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates
2726 Group beneficial interest Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary
2727 1216 - Disclosure - Major Group Investments - Direct and Indirect - Schedule of Major Group Investments - Direct and Indirect (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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2728 Disclosure of subsidiaries [table] Table

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2729 Subsidiaries [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
2730 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
2731 Abosso Goldfields Limited [member] Member gfi:AbossoGoldfieldsLimitedMember
2732 Gold Fields Ghana Limited [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsGhanaLimitedMember
2733 Gold Fields La Cima SA [member] Member gfi:GoldFieldsLaCimaSAMember
2734 Newshelf 899 (Pty) Ltd [member] Member gfi:NewshelfEightNineNineProprietaryLimitedMember
2735 Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesLineItems
2736 Accumulated non-controlling interest Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit gfi:AccumulatedNonControllingInterests
2737 Dividends paid to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterests
2738 Accumulated non-controlling interest Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
2739 Phase-in participation term Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period gfi:PhaseInParticipationTerm
2740 BEE partners' stake Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:BeePartnersStakePercentage
2741 Newshelf ownership percentage Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:NewshelfOwnershipPercentage
2742 1217 - Disclosure - Major Group Investments Direct and Indirect - Summary of Share Held in Investments in Associates Joint Ventures other Equity Investments and Percentage of Beneficial Interest (Detail) Network

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2743 Disclosure of Investments in Associates Joint Venture and Other Equity Investments [table] Table

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2744 Joint ventures [axis] Axis ifrs-full:JointVenturesAxis
2745 Entity's total for joint ventures [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForJointVenturesMember
2746 Joint ventures [member] Member ifrs-full:JointVenturesMember
2747 Associates [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis
2748 Entity's total for associates [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForAssociatesMember
2749 Associates [member] Member ifrs-full:AssociatesMember
2750 Classes of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis
2751 Financial assets, class [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsMember
2752 Equity investments [member] Member ifrs-full:EquityInvestmentsMember
2753 Categories of related parties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
2754 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
2755 Maverix Metals Incorporated [member] Member gfi:MaverixMetalsIncorporatedMember
2756 Rusoro Mining Limited [member] Member gfi:RusoroMiningLimitedMember
2757 Far Southeast Gold Resources Incorporated [member] Member gfi:FarSoutheastGoldResourcesIncorporatedMember
2758 Asanko Gold Ghana Limited [member] Member gfi:AsankoGoldGhanaLimitedMember
2759 Adansi Gold Company Limited [member] Member gfi:AdansiGoldCompanyLimitedMember
2760 Shika Group Finance Limited [member] Member gfi:ShikaGroupFinanceLimitedMember
2761 Asanko Gold Inc [member] Member gfi:AsankoGoldIncMember
2762 Bezant Resources PLC [member] Member gfi:BezantResourcesPLCMember
2763 Cardinal Resources Limited [member] Member gfi:CardinalResourcesLimitedMember
2764 Cardinal Resources Limited Options [member] Member gfi:CardinalResourcesLimitedOptionsMember
2765 Cascadero Copper Corporation [member] Member gfi:CascaderoCopperCorporationMember
2766 Clancy Exploration Limited [member] Member gfi:ClancyExplorationLimitedMember
2767 Consolidated Woodjam Copper Corporation [member] Member gfi:ConsolidatedWoodjamCopperCorporationMember
2768 Fjordland Exploration Incorporated [member] Member gfi:FjordlandExplorationIncorporatedMember
2769 Gold Road Resources Limited [member] Member gfi:GoldRoadResourcesLimitedMember
2770 Hummingbird Resources Plc [member] Member gfi:HummingbirdResourcesPLCMember
2771 Lefroy Exploration Limited [member] Member gfi:LefroyExplorationLimitedMember
2772 Magmatic Resources Limited [member] Member gfi:MagmaticResourcesLimitedMember
2773 Orsu Metals Corporation [member] Member gfi:OrsuMetalsCorporationMember
2774 Radius Gold Incorporated [member] Member gfi:RadiusGoldIncorporatedMember
2775 Red 5 Limited [member] Member gfi:RedFiveLimitedMember
2776 Disclosure of Investments in Associates Joint Venture and Other Equity Investments [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfInvestmentsInAssociatesJointVentureAndOtherEquityInvestmentsLineItems
2777 Maverix Metals Incorporated ("Maverix") Concept (Shares) As Of gfi:NumberOfSharesInAssociates
2778 Adansi Gold Company Limited Concept (Shares) As Of gfi:NumberOfSharesInJointVentures
2779 Asanko Gold Inc. Concept (Shares) As Of gfi:NumberOfSharesInEquityAccountedInvestees
2780 Group beneficial interest Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInEquityAccountedInvestees
2781 Group beneficial interest Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInAssociate
2782 Group beneficial interest Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVenture
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2784 Disclosure of Investments in Associates Joint Venture and Other Equity Investments [table] Table

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2785 Categories of related parties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
2786 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
2787 Cardinal Resources Limited Options [member] Member gfi:CardinalResourcesLimitedOptionsMember
2788 Marverix Metals Incorporated [Member] Member gfi:MarverixMetalsIncorporatedMember
2789 Classes of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis
2790 Financial assets, class [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsMember
2791 Equity investments [member] Member ifrs-full:EquityInvestmentsMember
2792 Disclosure of Investments in Associates Joint Venture and Other Equity Investments [line items] LineItems gfi:DisclosureOfInvestmentsInAssociatesJointVentureAndOtherEquityInvestmentsLineItems
2793 Common shares Concept (Shares) For Period gfi:CommonSharePurchaseWarrants
2794 Percentage of ownership on diluted basis Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInJointVentureOnDilutedBasis
2795 Effective interest rate in stock option Concept (Percent) For Period gfi:EffectiveInterestRateInStockOption

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