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Income Taxes Text (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic $ (20,057,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 62,021,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic $ 88,638,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign (28,138,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (80,930,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 6,304,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes (48,195,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (18,909,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 94,942,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 26,830,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 88,092,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 153,624,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income taxes (11,106,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (18,055,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (7,651,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for income taxes 15,724,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 70,037,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 145,973,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
U.S. federal income tax (benefit) provision at statutory rate (16,868,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate (6,618,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 33,230,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential, Amount 4,815,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 14,299,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 10,565,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Disposition of Asset, Amount     17,404,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDispositionOfAssets
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Amount (10,051,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (5,361,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3,965,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount 23,515,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 24,404,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 29,249,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount 178,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 837,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate (487,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount 13,098,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 35,158,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 31,011,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Compensation Cost, Amount 6,503,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost 9,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost 14,641,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Research, Amount (4,693,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (4,650,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Other, Amount (773,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 2,968,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 6,395,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]      
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals 32,379,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals 65,356,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals  
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost 6,911,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 13,462,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost  
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards 221,674,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 152,271,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Deferred Tax Assets, Goodwill and Intangible Assets 11,910,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets 30,039,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets  
Deferred Tax Assets, Investments 1,441,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments 3,730,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments  
Deferred Tax Assets, Unrealized Currency Losses 5,011,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLosses 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLosses  
Deferred Tax Assets, Other 2,610,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 1,692,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther  
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross 281,936,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 266,550,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross  
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance (205,486,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (173,577,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance 76,450,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 92,973,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Unrealized Currency Transaction Gains 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedCurrencyTransactionGains (3,034,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedCurrencyTransactionGains  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Prepaid Expenses (1,455,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses (1,078,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment (25,159,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (19,239,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Tax Deferred Income (25,013,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredIncome (64,154,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredIncome  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross (51,627,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (87,505,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities  
Deferred Tax Assets, Net 24,823,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 5,468,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet  
Accumulated deficit (921,960,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit (848,870,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit  
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount   9,600,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount  
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Domestic 121,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic    
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local 270,500,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal    
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Foreign 714,900,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign    
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance 110,305,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 85,481,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 55,127,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions 5,489,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 10,494,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 602,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions (27,875,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (2,103,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (790,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Current Period Tax Positions 17,348,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 14,565,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 29,465,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Foreign Currency Translation (6,946,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Foreign Currency Translation   1,868,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation 1,077,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance 98,321,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 110,305,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 85,481,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 72,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 80,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 39,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Expense 1,100,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 3,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 2,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued 5,700,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 5,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations 21,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations    
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes 24,400,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes    
Potential Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits 15,600,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 271,100,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Current portion of unamortized tax effects on intercompany transactions 14,193,000us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes 28,502,000us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes  
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Current portion of unamortized tax effects on intercompany transactions 14,193,000us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
28,500,000us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
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= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
 
Other Assets [Member]      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Current portion of unamortized tax effects on intercompany transactions   20,400,000us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
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Future amortization through 2015 [Member]      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Current portion of unamortized tax effects on intercompany transactions 14,200,000us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
/ grpn_AmortizationPeriodAxis
= grpn_Futureamortizationthrough2015Member
   
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes 7,700,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes
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= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
   
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]      
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes 16,700,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes
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UNITED STATES      
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (3,518,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= country_US
22,321,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
41,551,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
Deferred income taxes (5,132,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
4,675,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
(2,977,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]      
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 69,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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1,693,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
4,778,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Deferred income taxes (742,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
(5,687,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
(236,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
International [Domain]      
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 30,279,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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64,078,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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107,295,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= grpn_InternationalDomain
Deferred income taxes $ (5,232,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= grpn_InternationalDomain
$ (17,043,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= grpn_InternationalDomain
$ (4,438,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= grpn_InternationalDomain