Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 16, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	GPX
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,752,895
Entity Registrant Name	GP STRATEGIES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000070415
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 270,004