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Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues and segment income by reportable segment      
Revenue $ 4,471.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 4,015.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 16,600.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Segment income 115.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 102.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest  
Intersegment Elimination      
Revenues and segment income by reportable segment      
Revenue (0.3)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
(0.7)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
 
Retail Automotive | Operating segments      
Revenues and segment income by reportable segment      
Revenue 4,175.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pag_RetailAutomotiveMember
3,919.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pag_RetailAutomotiveMember
 
Segment income 103.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pag_RetailAutomotiveMember
93.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pag_RetailAutomotiveMember
 
Retail Commercial Truck Dealership | Operating segments      
Revenues and segment income by reportable segment      
Revenue 192.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pag_RetailCommercialTruckDealershipMember
   
Segment income 7.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pag_RetailCommercialTruckDealershipMember
0.6us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pag_RetailCommercialTruckDealershipMember
 
Other | Operating segments      
Revenues and segment income by reportable segment      
Revenue 103.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
96.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
 
Segment income $ 5.4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
$ 7.8us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember