Overview	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Overview [Abstract]
Overview	1. Overview *Basis of presentation* Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company", "Cooper-Standard", "we", "our", or "us") is a leading manufacturer of fluid handling, body sealing, and Anti-Vibration Systems ("AVS") components, systems, subsystems, and modules. The Company's products are primarily for use in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by global automotive original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and replacement markets. The Company conducts substantially all of its activities through its subsidiaries. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial information and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. These financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation including noncontrolling interest. The operating results for the interim period ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Recent accounting pronouncements In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Updated ("ASU") 2011-05, "Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)." This ASU required companies to present items of net income, items of other comprehensive income ("OCI") and total comprehensive income in one continuous statement or two separate but consecutive statements. The Company adopted this new accounting guidance in the first quarter of 2012. In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)." This ASU amends the requirements for measuring fair value and disclosing information about fair value. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this new accounting guidance in the first quarter of 2012.

Overview

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

1. Overview

Basis of presentation

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company", "Cooper-Standard", "we", "our", or "us") is a leading manufacturer of fluid handling, body sealing, and Anti-Vibration Systems ("AVS") components, systems, subsystems, and modules. The Company's products are primarily for use in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by global automotive original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and replacement markets. The Company conducts substantially all of its activities through its subsidiaries.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial information and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. These financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation including noncontrolling interest. The operating results for the interim period ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Updated ("ASU") 2011-05, "Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)." This ASU required companies to present items of net income, items of other comprehensive income ("OCI") and total comprehensive income in one continuous statement or two separate but consecutive statements. The Company adopted this new accounting guidance in the first quarter of 2012.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)." This ASU amends the requirements for measuring fair value and disclosing information about fair value. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this new accounting guidance in the first quarter of 2012.