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Segment Information Revenue by Segment and Category (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Primary Categories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 grpn_PrimaryCategories |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,627,539 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet |  | $ 1,654,654 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet |  | $ 1,879,729 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet |
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,564,149 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | 919,001 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |  | 454,743 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet |
Total revenue | 925,421 us-gaap_Revenues | 757,054 us-gaap_Revenues | 751,576 us-gaap_Revenues | 757,637 us-gaap_Revenues | 768,447 us-gaap_Revenues | 595,059 us-gaap_Revenues | 608,747 us-gaap_Revenues | 601,402 us-gaap_Revenues | 3,191,688 us-gaap_Revenues |  | 2,573,655 us-gaap_Revenues |  | 2,334,472 us-gaap_Revenues |
North America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,824,461 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [1] | 1,521,358 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [1] | 1,165,700 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [1]
EMEA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 961,130 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 742,915 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 805,476 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |
ROW [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 406,097 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 309,382 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 363,296 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |
Local [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,233,336 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2] | 1,283,876 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember |  | 1,389,228 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2]
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2] | 1,772 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2] | 12,037 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2]
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,233,336 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2] | 1,285,648 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2] | 1,401,265 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember | [2]
Local [Member] | North America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 674,605 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 671,846 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 665,587 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [2]
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [2] | 1,772 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [2] | 12,037 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [2]
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 674,605 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [2] | 673,618 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [2] | 677,624 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | [2]
Local [Member] | EMEA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 391,179 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 430,020 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 501,782 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | [2]
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | [2] | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | [2] | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | [2]
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 391,179 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | [2] | 430,020 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | [2] | 501,782 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | [2]
Local [Member] | ROW [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 167,552 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2] | 182,010 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2] | 221,859 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2]
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2] | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2] | 0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2]
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 167,552 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2] | 182,010 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2] | 221,859 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_LocalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | [2]
Goods [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 216,600 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |  | 219,870 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |  | 334,510 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,564,149 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |  | 917,229 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |  | 438,453 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,780,749 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |  | 1,137,099 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |  | 772,963 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember |
Goods [Member] | North America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,966 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 17,409 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 60,269 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,074,913 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 774,023 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 391,239 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,080,879 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 791,432 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 451,508 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |
Goods [Member] | EMEA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,650 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 133,117 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 186,495 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 442,344 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 115,881 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 36,393 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 505,994 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 248,998 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 222,888 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |
Goods [Member] | ROW [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146,984 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 69,344 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 87,746 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,892 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 27,325 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 10,821 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193,876 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 96,669 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 98,567 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_GoodsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |
Travel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 155,991 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember |
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,253 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177,603 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember |  | 150,908 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember |  | 160,244 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember |
Travel [Member] | North America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,977 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 56,308 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 36,568 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,977 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 56,308 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 36,568 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |
Travel [Member] | EMEA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,957 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 63,897 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 76,553 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |
Direct |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,253 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,957 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 63,897 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |  | 80,806 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember |
Travel [Member] | ROW [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,669 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 30,703 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | 42,870 us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44,669 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | $ 30,703 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |  | $ 42,870 us-gaap_Revenues / grpn_CategoryAxis = grpn_TravelMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember |
[1] | North America includes revenue from the United States of $1,784.6 million, $1,471.9 million and $1,108.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively. Beginning in September 2013, direct revenue transactions in the EMEA Goods category have been transacted through a Switzerland-based subsidiary. As a result, EMEA includes revenue from Switzerland of $468.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. There were no other individual countries that represented more than 10% of consolidated total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.
[2] | (1)Includes revenue from deals with local and national merchants and through local events.

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