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Long-Term Debt (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 31, 2012
Debt redemption prior to October 1, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Debt redemption prior to December 1, 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
US Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2014
US Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
US Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2014
US Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
LIBOR portion
Dec. 31, 2014
US Credit Agreement Term Loan
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
US Credit Agreement Term Loan
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2014
US Credit Agreement Term Loan
LIBOR portion
Dec. 31, 2014
UK Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
UK Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2013
UK Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
UK Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
LIBOR portion
Dec. 31, 2014
UK Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
Minimum
LIBOR portion
Dec. 31, 2014
UK Credit Agreement Revolving Credit Line
Maximum
LIBOR portion
Dec. 31, 2014
U.K. Agreement Term Loan
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2014
U.K. Agreement Term Loan
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
U.K. Agreement Term Loan
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
U.K. Agreement Term Loan
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2014
U.K. Agreement Term Loan
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
U.K. Agreement Term Loan
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
UK Credit Agreement Overdraft Line of Credit
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
UK Credit Agreement Overdraft Line of Credit
Bank of England Base Rate
Dec. 31, 2014
5.375% senior subordinated notes due 2024
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
5.375% senior subordinated notes due 2024
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
5.375% senior subordinated notes due 2024
Maximum
Debt redemption prior to December 1, 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
5.75% senior subordinated notes due 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
5.75% senior subordinated notes due 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
5.75% senior subordinated notes due 2022
Aug. 31, 2012
5.75% senior subordinated notes due 2022
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2012
5.75% senior subordinated notes due 2022
Maximum
Debt redemption prior to October 1, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Commercial Vehicle Capital Loan
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2014
U.S. Commercial Vehicle Capital Loan
LIBOR portion
Oct. 31, 2014
U.S. Commercial Vehicle Capital Loan
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
Australia working capital loan agreement
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Australia working capital loan agreement
AUD
Dec. 31, 2014
Mortgage facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Mortgage facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Debt Securities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Debt Securities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
US Credit Agreement Letters of Credit
USD ($)
Long Term Debt                                                                                        
Total long-term debt $ 1,352.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 996.3us-gaap_LongTermDebt           $ 90.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pag_UsCreditAgreementRevolvingCreditLineMember
  $ 88.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pag_UsCreditAgreementTermLoanMember
$ 98.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  $ 121.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pag_UkCreditAgreementRevolvingCreditLineMember
  $ 106.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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        $ 18.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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$ 29.8us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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      $ 5.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  $ 300.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.375PercentDue2024Member
    $ 550.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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$ 550.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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      $ 60.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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        $ 169.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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$ 118.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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$ 38.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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$ 3.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Less: current portion (36.6)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent (14.5)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent                                                                                    
Net long-term debt 1,316.0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 981.8us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                                                                                    
Interest rate (as a percent)     3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage                                               5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.375PercentDue2024Member
    5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.75PercentDue2022Member
5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.75PercentDue2022Member
5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.75PercentDue2022Member
                       
Initial borrowing capacity             375.0pag_LineOfCreditFacilityInitialMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Scheduled maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years and thereafter                                                                                        
2015 36.6us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths                                                                                      
2016 21.1us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo                                                                                      
2017 190.9us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree                                                                                      
2018 8.0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour                                                                                      
2019 147.3us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive                                                                                      
2020 and thereafter 948.7us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive                                                                                      
Total long-term debt 1,352.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt 996.3us-gaap_LongTermDebt           90.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  88.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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98.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  121.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  106.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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        18.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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29.8us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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      5.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  300.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.375PercentDue2024Member
    550.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.75PercentDue2022Member
550.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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      60.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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        169.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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118.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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38.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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3.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Maximum credit available             450.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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            100.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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              30.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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                              22.9us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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28.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Debt issued                                                       300.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= pag_SeniorSubordinatedNotes5.375PercentDue2024Member
        550.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Base rate of interest on loans                 LIBOR     LIBOR       LIBOR                   Bank of England Base Rate                   LIBOR   30-day Bill Rate 30-day Bill Rate          
Line of credit basis spread on variable rate before amendment of agreement(as a percent)                 2.25%pag_DebtInstrumentBeforeAmendmentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
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Line of credit basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)                 2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
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    2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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        1.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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              1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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                  3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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  2.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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2.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Annual principal payment period                                                                         120 days              
Incremental interest rate for uncollateralized borrowings in excess of maximum limit (as a percent)                 1.50%pag_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalInterestRate
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Letters of credit outstanding 23.5us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount                                                                                     0us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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Balance outstanding under credit agreement           0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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      88.0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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    127.2us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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81.6us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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        12.0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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18.7us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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                            60.5us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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    0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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  169.7us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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Repayment of debt                   10.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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12.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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Repayment of term loan, quarterly installments                                     1.5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
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Frequency of principal repayments                                     Quarterly                                                  
Final payment due December 31, 2015                                     £ 7.5pag_DebtInstrumentFinalRequiredPrincipalPayment
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Low end of interest rate, depending on UK subsidiaries ratios (as a percent)                                             2.675%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
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High end of interest rate, depending on UK subsidiaries ratios (as a percent)                                               4.325%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum
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Domestic Subsidiaries ownership guaranteeing obligations (as a percent)                                                     100.00%pag_PercentageOfOwnershipOfDomesticSubsidiariesGuaranteeingDebt
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    100.00%pag_PercentageOfOwnershipOfDomesticSubsidiariesGuaranteeingDebt
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Specified equity offerings, percentage of debt which may be redeemed                                                         40.00%pag_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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        40.00%pag_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Change of control, redemption price as a percentage of principal       101.00%pag_LongTermDebtRedemptionPriceDueToChangeOfControlAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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101.00%pag_LongTermDebtRedemptionPriceDueToChangeOfControlAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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Sale of assets, redemption price as percentage of principal       100.00%pag_LongTermDebtRedemptionPriceDueToSalesOfCertainAssetsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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100.00%pag_LongTermDebtRedemptionPriceDueToSalesOfCertainAssetsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount
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