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Interim Financial Statements - Business Overview (Details) vehicle in Thousands, employee in Thousands, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) state location dealership vehicle franchise | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) center location brand franchise dealership employee state vehicle | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) franchise dealership | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of PAG employees | employee |  |  | 28 |  |
Number of PTL employees | employee |  |  | 44 |  |
Revenues | $ | $ 7,447.8 | $ 6,920.7 | $ 22,255.3 | $ 20,803.0 |
Minimum number of vehicle brands offered | brand |  |  | 35 |  |
U.S. and Puerto Rico | Retail automotive dealership revenues | Geographic |  |  |  |  |
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Percentage of total |  |  | 55.00% |  |
Outside the U.S. | Retail automotive dealership revenues | Geographic |  |  |  |  |
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Percentage of total |  |  | 45.00% |  |
U.S. |  |  |  |  |
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Number of franchises acquired |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of franchises disposed |  |  | 7 |  |
Retail automotive dealership |  |  |  |  |
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Revenues | $ | $ 6,325.4 | 5,757.8 | $ 19,031.2 | $ 17,784.3 | $ 23,700.0
Total number of owned and operated franchises | 336 |  | 336 |  |
Number of franchises acquired |  |  |  | 19 |
Retail automotive dealership | Retail automotive dealership revenues | Premium brands |  |  |  |  |
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Percentage of total |  |  | 71.00% |  |
Retail automotive dealership | Outside the U.S. |  |  |  |  |
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Number of owned and operated franchises outside US | 189 |  | 189 |  |
Retail automotive dealership | U.S. and U.K. |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of stand-alone used vehicle dealerships operated in United States and United Kingdom | dealership | 20 |  | 20 |  |
Retail automotive dealership | U.S. |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | $ 3,595.9 | 3,400.8 | $ 10,511.1 | $ 10,188.3 |
Number of owned and operated franchises in US | 147 |  | 147 |  |
Number of retail locations operated | dealership |  |  | 7 |  |
Number of franchises acquired |  |  |  | 4 |
Number of franchises disposed |  |  | 6 |  |
Retail automotive dealership | U.K. |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | $ 2,306.8 | 2,002.0 | $ 7,180.7 | $ 6,461.3 |
Number of retail locations operated | dealership |  |  | 13 |  |
Number of franchises acquired |  |  |  | 15 |
Number of franchises disposed |  |  | 2 |  |
CarShop Satellite | U.S. |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of franchises disposed |  |  | 1 |  |
Retail commercial truck dealership |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | $ 964.7 | $ 1,019.5 | $ 2,779.5 | $ 2,580.5 |
Number of operating locations | location | 44 |  | 44 |  |
Retail commercial truck dealership | U.S. and Ontario, Canada |  |  |  |  |
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Number of states with dealerships | state | 9 |  | 9 |  |
Retail commercial truck dealership | Canada | Transolutions Truck Centres |  |  |  |  |
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Number of full service dealerships acquired | dealership |  |  | 3 | 4 |
Number of service and parts centers acquired | center |  |  | 2 |  |
Penske Truck Leasing Co L P |  |  |  |  |
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Number of vehicles in fleet | vehicle | 442 |  | 442 |  |
Penske Truck Leasing Co L P | Penske Corporation |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Penske transportation solutions, ownership percentage |  |  | 41.10% |  |
Penske Truck Leasing Co L P | Mitsui and Co |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Penske transportation solutions, ownership percentage |  |  | 30.00% |  |
Penske Truck Leasing Co L P |  |  |  |  |
Interim Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Penske transportation solutions, ownership percentage | 28.90% |  | 28.90% |  |

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