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Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Interest and Other Income [Abstract]        
Interest income   $ 1,564us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther $ 1,721us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther $ 2,522us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
Interest expense   (907)us-gaap_InterestExpense (291)us-gaap_InterestExpense 0us-gaap_InterestExpense
Gain on E-Commerce transaction   0us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments 0us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments 56,032us-gaap_GainOnSaleOfInvestments
Impairments of investment (85,500)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments (2,036)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments (85,925)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments (50,553)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
Loss on equity method investments   (459)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (44)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (9,925)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Foreign exchange (losses) gains, net   (31,526)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax (10,271)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax 1,403us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax
Other Income   11us-gaap_OtherIncome 147us-gaap_OtherIncome  
Other Expenses       (3,238)us-gaap_OtherExpenses
Other expense, net   (33,353)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (94,663)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (3,759)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]        
Current portion of unamortized tax effects on intercompany transactions 28,502us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes 14,193us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes 28,502us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes  
Finished goods inventories 57,097us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves 57,134us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves 57,097us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves  
Prepaid expenses 29,404us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent 42,231us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent 29,404us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent  
Restricted cash 14,579us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 12,019us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 14,579us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
Income taxes receivable 39,994us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 41,788us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 39,994us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable  
VAT receivable 12,966us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivableCurrent 17,746us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivableCurrent 12,966us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivableCurrent  
Prepaid marketing 17,301grpn_PrepaidMarketing 7,443grpn_PrepaidMarketing 17,301grpn_PrepaidMarketing  
Other 10,572us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 15,437us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 10,572us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent  
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets 210,415us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 207,991us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 210,415us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent  
Merchant and Supplier Payables [Abstract]        
Accrued merchant payables 518,233grpn_Merchantpayables 632,605grpn_Merchantpayables 518,233grpn_Merchantpayables  
Accrued supplier payables 234,710grpn_Payablestosuppliersofinventories [1] 277,962grpn_Payablestosuppliersofinventories [1] 234,710grpn_Payablestosuppliersofinventories [1]  
Total accrued merchant and supplier payables 752,943grpn_Accruedmerchantandsupplierpayable 910,567grpn_Accruedmerchantandsupplierpayable 752,943grpn_Accruedmerchantandsupplierpayable  
Accrued Expenses [Abstract]        
Marketing 12,001us-gaap_AccruedMarketingCostsCurrent 15,962us-gaap_AccruedMarketingCostsCurrent 12,001us-gaap_AccruedMarketingCostsCurrent  
Refunds reserve 38,597us-gaap_CustomerRefundLiabilityCurrent 33,238us-gaap_CustomerRefundLiabilityCurrent 38,597us-gaap_CustomerRefundLiabilityCurrent  
Payroll and benefits 64,966us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 65,743us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 64,966us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent  
Customer credits 44,728grpn_SubscriberRewardsAndCredits 44,463grpn_SubscriberRewardsAndCredits 44,728grpn_SubscriberRewardsAndCredits  
Professional fees 18,906us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent 14,292us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent 18,906us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent  
Other 47,788us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 56,654us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 47,788us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent  
Total accrued expenses 226,986us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 230,352us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 226,986us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent  
Current liabilities [Abstract]:        
Income taxes payable 21,994us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent 14,461us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent 21,994us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent  
VAT payable 37,627grpn_ValueAddedTaxPayable 33,436grpn_ValueAddedTaxPayable 37,627grpn_ValueAddedTaxPayable  
Sales taxes payable 10,412us-gaap_SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent 9,042us-gaap_SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent 10,412us-gaap_SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent  
Deferred revenue 47,259us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent 43,903us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent 47,259us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent  
Capital lease obligations 3,636us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 14,872us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 3,636us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent  
Other 11,790us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 14,598us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 11,790us-gaap_OtherLiabilities  
Total other current liabilities 132,718us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 130,312us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 132,718us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent  
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]        
Long-term tax liabilities 109,286us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent 82,138us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent 109,286us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent  
Deferred rent 9,148us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent 13,200us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent 9,148us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent  
Capital lease obligations 5,665us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 23,387us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 5,665us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent  
Other 7,598us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 17,559us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 7,598us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Total other non-current liabilities 131,697us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 136,284us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 131,697us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]        
Foreign currency translation adjustments, beginning of period   24,952us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 12,393us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax  
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, beginning of period   (122)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 53us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net of tax, beginning of period   0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, beginning of period   24,830us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 12,446us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
Foreign currency translation adjustments   11,625us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 12,933us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 425us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments   10,102us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax    
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax   (1,500)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax  
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Reclassification Adjustments, Net of Tax   1,500us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax
Reclassification adjustment for impairment included in net loss   831us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax 0us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax 0us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
Other comprehensive income   10,746us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 12,758us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 478us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Foreign currency translation adjustments, end of period 24,952us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 36,764us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 24,952us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 12,393us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, end of period (122)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 499us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax (122)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 53us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net of tax, end of period 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (1,500)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Accumulated other comprehensive income, end of period 24,830us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 35,763us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 24,830us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 12,446us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Other-than-temporary impairment of available-for-sale security   1,340us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities
Tax effect   (509)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAvailableforsaleSecurities
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]        
Foreign currency translation adjustments   11,812us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
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Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments   11,812us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax
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Reclassification adjustment for impairment included in net loss   0us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
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Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]        
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale debt security, net of tax   621us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments   (210)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax
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Reclassification adjustment for impairment included in net loss   831us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
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Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]        
Reclassification adjustment for impairment included in net loss   0us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]        
Foreign currency translation adjustments   (11,812)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
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Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale debt security, net of tax   621us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Reclassification Adjustments, Net of Tax   1,500us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax
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Other comprehensive income   $ 10,933us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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[1] (1)Amounts include payables to suppliers of inventories and providers of shipping and fulfillment services.