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Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations Information (Details) (USD $)
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Interest and Other Income [Abstract] | ||||||||||
| Interest income | $ 418 | $ 441 | $ 796 | $ 870 | ||||||
| Interest Expense | (134) | (101) | (221) | (158) | ||||||
| Impairment of investment | (191) | 0 | (588) | 0 | ||||||
| Loss on equity method investments | (420) | (14) | (368) | (33) | ||||||
| Foreign exchange and other | (696) | (5,905) | (1,482) | (11,341) | ||||||
| Other expense, net | (1,023) | (5,579) | (1,863) | (10,662) | ||||||
| Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract] | ||||||||||
| Current portion of unamortized tax effects on intercompany transactions | 26,819 | 26,819 | 28,502 | |||||||
| Finished goods inventories | 55,452 | 55,452 | 57,097 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 48,094 | 48,094 | 29,404 | |||||||
| Restricted cash | 21,702 | 21,702 | 14,579 | |||||||
| VAT and income taxes receivable | 60,757 | 60,757 | 52,960 | |||||||
| Prepaid marketing | 14,444 | 14,444 | 17,301 | |||||||
| Other | 9,824 | 9,824 | 10,572 | |||||||
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | 237,092 | 237,092 | 210,415 | |||||||
| Merchant and Supplier Payables [Abstract] | ||||||||||
| Accrued merchant payables | 623,204 | 623,204 | 518,233 | |||||||
| Accrued supplier payables | 180,170 | [1] | 180,170 | [1] | 234,710 | [1] | ||||
| Total accrued merchant and supplier payables | 803,374 | 803,374 | 752,943 | |||||||
| Accrued Expenses [Abstract] | ||||||||||
| Marketing | 12,609 | 12,609 | 12,001 | |||||||
| Refunds reserve | 32,279 | 32,279 | 38,597 | |||||||
| Payroll and benefits | 67,526 | 67,526 | 64,966 | |||||||
| Customer credits | 48,666 | 48,666 | 44,728 | |||||||
| Professional fees | 22,204 | 22,204 | 24,670 | |||||||
| Other | 51,071 | 51,071 | 42,024 | |||||||
| Total accrued expenses | 234,355 | 234,355 | 226,986 | |||||||
| Current liabilities [Abstract]: | ||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 20,082 | 20,082 | 21,994 | |||||||
| VAT payable | 33,999 | 33,999 | 37,627 | |||||||
| Sales taxes payable | 5,535 | 5,535 | 10,412 | |||||||
| Deferred revenue | 49,534 | 49,534 | 47,259 | |||||||
| Other | 18,284 | 18,284 | 15,426 | |||||||
| Total other current liabilities | 127,434 | 127,434 | 132,718 | |||||||
| Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract] | ||||||||||
| Long-term tax liabilities | 110,300 | 110,300 | 109,286 | |||||||
| Deferred rent | 12,532 | 12,532 | 9,148 | |||||||
| Other | 25,720 | 25,720 | 13,263 | |||||||
| Total other non-current liabilities | 148,552 | 148,552 | 131,697 | |||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 33,208 | 33,208 | 24,952 | |||||||
| Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax | (496) | (496) | (122) | |||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | $ 32,712 | $ 32,712 | $ 24,830 | |||||||
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Accrued merchant payable - payables due to merchants for groupons sold No definition available.
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Current portion of unamortized tax effects on intercompany transactions No definition available.
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Foreign exchange and other income expense No definition available.
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Merchant payables No definition available.
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Payables to suppliers of inventories No definition available.
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Prepaid Marketing No definition available.
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Subscriber Rewards and Credits - Liability for points and rewards granted to customers that frequently purchase Groupons. Additionally liability is for rewards issued to customers who participate in online games to earn points. No definition available.
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Value Added Tax Payable No definition available.
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all domestic and foreign income tax obligations due beyond one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. Alternate captions include income taxes payable, noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for the marketing, trade and selling of the entity's goods and services. Marketing costs would include expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services; costs of public relations and corporate promotions; and obligations incurred and payable for sales discounts, rebates, price protection programs, etc. offered to customers and under government programs. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). No definition available.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated appreciation or loss, net of tax, in value of the total of available-for-sale securities at the end of an accounting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the cost method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Current regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to make refunds to customers for various reasons including overpayment. No definition available.
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For a classified balance sheet, the cumulative difference between the rental income or payments required by a lease agreement and the rental income or expense recognized on a straight-line basis, or other systematic and rational basis more representative of the time pattern in which use or benefit is granted or derived from the leased property, expected to be recognized in income or expense, by the lessor or lessee, respectively, more than one year after the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of interest income earned from interest bearing assets not separately disclosed. No definition available.
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Carrying amount, net of valuation reserves and adjustments, as of the balance sheet date of merchandise or goods held by the company that are readily available for sale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of current assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Current assets are expected to be realized or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of liabilities not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount of current liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer) not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Includes costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered and of liabilities not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits in future periods, and amount of other assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for costs that provide economic benefits within a future period of one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred through that date and payable for statutory sales and use taxes, including value added tax. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of value added taxes due either from customers arising from sales on credit terms, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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