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Segment Information Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Number of Reportable Segments 3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Revenues $ 2,432,854us-gaap_Revenues $ 2,260,863us-gaap_Revenues  
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest 57,472us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 49,213us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (21,657)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (17,910)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent 35,815us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 31,303us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss  
Assets 4,098,467us-gaap_Assets   4,141,492us-gaap_Assets
U.S. [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 1,998,500us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
1,834,626us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
 
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest 53,156us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
45,862us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (20,361)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
(16,828)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent 32,795us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
29,034us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
 
Assets 3,516,075us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
  3,529,643us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_USMember
U.K. [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 299,541us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
247,701us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
 
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest 5,121us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
4,617us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (999)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
(965)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent 4,122us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
3,652us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
 
Assets 359,588us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
  327,644us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_UKMember
Brazil [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 134,813us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
178,536us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
 
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest (805)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
(1,266)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (297)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
(117)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent (1,102)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
(1,383)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
 
Assets $ 222,804us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember
  $ 284,205us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gpi_BrazilMember