Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 28, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	TRINET GROUP INC
Trading Symbol	TNET
Entity Central Index Key	0000937098
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		70,711,536
Entity Public Float			$ 1,055,737,584
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes