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Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
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
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Number of Reportable Segments                 3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Total revenue $ 925,421us-gaap_Revenues $ 757,054us-gaap_Revenues $ 751,576us-gaap_Revenues $ 757,637us-gaap_Revenues $ 768,447us-gaap_Revenues $ 595,059us-gaap_Revenues $ 608,747us-gaap_Revenues $ 601,402us-gaap_Revenues $ 3,191,688us-gaap_Revenues $ 2,573,655us-gaap_Revenues $ 2,334,472us-gaap_Revenues
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses                 3,083,242us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses [1] 2,376,450us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses [1] 2,130,757us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses [1]
Segment operating income (loss)                 108,446grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome [1] 197,205grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome [1] 203,715grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome [1]
Stock-based compensation                 122,019us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 121,462us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 104,117us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net                 1,269grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet (11)grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet 897grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
(Loss) income from operations 18,394us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (5,429)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (7,854)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (19,953)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 13,352us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 13,812us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 27,412us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 21,178us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (14,842)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 75,754us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 98,701us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other expense, net                 (33,353)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (94,663)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense (3,759)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes                 (48,195)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (18,909)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 94,942us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Provision for income taxes                 15,724us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 70,037us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 145,973us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net loss                 (63,919)us-gaap_ProfitLoss (88,946)us-gaap_ProfitLoss (51,031)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
UNITED STATES                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 1,784,600us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_US		 1,471,900us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_US		 1,108,400us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_US
Switzerland                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 468,700us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= country_CH		    
North America [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 1,824,461us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [2] 1,521,358us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [2] 1,165,700us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [2]
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses                 1,755,113us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [1] 1,380,746us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [1] 1,025,974us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [1]
Segment operating income (loss)                 69,348grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [1] 140,612grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [1] 139,726grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 [1]
Stock-based compensation                 99,939us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 90,877us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 65,127us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net                 1,125grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 1,285grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 (2,780)grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
EMEA [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 961,130us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 742,915us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 805,476us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses                 857,062us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 [1] 631,409us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 [1] 699,470us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 [1]
Segment operating income (loss)                 104,068grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 [1] 111,506grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 [1] 106,006grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 [1]
Stock-based compensation                 9,927us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 16,263us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 15,123us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net                 144grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 (1,296)grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 3,677grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
ROW [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Total revenue                 406,097us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 309,382us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 363,296us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses                 471,067us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 [1] 364,295us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 [1] 405,313us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 [1]
Segment operating income (loss)                 (64,970)grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 [1] (54,913)grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 [1] (42,017)grpn_SegmentOperatingLossIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 [1]
Stock-based compensation                 12,153us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 14,322us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 23,867us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net                 $ 0grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 $ 0grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember		 $ 0grpn_AcquisitionRelatedBenefitExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= grpn_RowMember
Sales Revenue, Net [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Concentration of risk, percentage                 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember		    
[1] Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses and segment operating income (loss) exclude stock-based compensation and acquisition-related (benefit) expense, net. This presentation corresponds to the measure of segment profit or loss that the Company's chief operating decision-maker uses in assessing segment performance and making resource allocation decisions. The following table summarizes the Company's stock-based compensation expense and acquisition-related expense (benefit), net by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2014 2013 2012 Stock-based compensation Acquisition-related Stock-based compensation Acquisition-related Stock-based compensation Acquisition-relatedNorth America $99,939 $1,125 $90,877 $1,285 $65,127 $(2,780)EMEA 9,927 144 16,263 (1,296) 15,123 3,677Rest of World 12,153 — 14,322 — 23,867 —Consolidated $122,019 $1,269 $121,462 $(11) $104,117 $897Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net for the North America segment includes external transaction costs and gains and losses relating to contingent consideration obligations incurred by U.S. legal entities relating to purchases of businesses that became part of the EMEA and Rest of World segments, which is consistent with the attribution used for internal reporting purposes.
[2] 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.