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Intangible Franchise Rights and Goodwill (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss | $ 42,400,000 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss |  |  |
Ending Balance | 847,672,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 830,377,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |
United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 1,638,000 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | (1,580,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillSubsequentRecognitionOfDeferredTaxAsset / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | 35,196,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember | [1] | 35,138,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember | [1]
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 8,157,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Additions through acquisitions | 0 us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Currency Translation | (367,000)us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | 7,790,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedKingdomMember |  |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | 33,756,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | (15,000)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | (11,000)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | (6,000)us-gaap_GoodwillSubsequentRecognitionOfDeferredTaxAsset / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | 734,366,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember | [1] | 700,642,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember | [1]
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 257,502,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Additions through acquisitions | 8,844,000 us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Currency Translation | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | 266,346,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_UnitedStatesMember |  |  |
Brazil [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | (16,487,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillSubsequentRecognitionOfDeferredTaxAsset / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | 78,110,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember | [1] | 94,597,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember | [1]
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 38,288,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Additions through acquisitions | 0 us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Currency Translation | (6,674,000)us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | 31,614,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_BrazilMember |  |  |
Consolidated Total [Member] |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Acquired During Period | 33,756,000 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | (15,000)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 1,627,000 us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments | (18,067,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset | (6,000)us-gaap_GoodwillSubsequentRecognitionOfDeferredTaxAsset / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | 847,672,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember | [1] | 830,377,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |
Intangible Franchise Rights |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 303,947,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Additions through acquisitions | 8,844,000 us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit | 0 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Currency Translation | (7,041,000)us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
Ending Balance | $ 305,750,000 us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpi_ConsolidatedTotalMember |  |  |
[1] | 1) Net of accumulated impairment of $42.4 million.

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