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Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Inventories) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Summary of inventories |  |
Lower of cost or market reserves | $ 5,955 us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves | $ 6,362 us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
Inventories, net | 1,547,436 us-gaap_InventoryNet | 1,556,705 us-gaap_InventoryNet
Inventory, Gross | 1,553,391 us-gaap_InventoryGross | 1,563,067 us-gaap_InventoryGross
New vehicles [Member] |  |
Summary of inventories |  |
Inventory, Gross | 1,086,597 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_NewVehiclesMember | 1,137,478 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_NewVehiclesMember
Used vehicles [Member] |  |
Summary of inventories |  |
Inventory, Gross | 287,979 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_UsedVehiclesMember | 254,939 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_UsedVehiclesMember
Rental vehicles [Member] |  |
Summary of inventories |  |
Inventory, Gross | 110,878 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_RentalVehiclesMember | 103,184 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_RentalVehiclesMember
Parts, accessories and other [Member] |  |
Summary of inventories |  |
Inventory, Gross | $ 67,937 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_PartsAccessoriesAndOtherMember | $ 67,466 us-gaap_InventoryGross / gpi_InventoriesAxis = gpi_PartsAccessoriesAndOtherMember

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