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Segment Information Depreciation and Amortization (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | $ 144,921 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization | $ 89,449 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization | $ 55,801 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
North America [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 83,106 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | 57,700 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember | 30,580 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
EMEA [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 24,849 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | 24,157 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | 17,546 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember
ROW [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | $ 36,966 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | $ 7,592 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember | $ 7,675 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = grpn_RowMember

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- Definition The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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