Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Sales	$ 747,577	$ 765,264
Cost of products sold	627,264	643,606
Gross profit	120,313	121,658
Selling, administration & engineering expenses	75,094	72,040
Amortization of intangibles	3,891	3,833
Restructuring cost included in segment profit (loss)	4,760	6,094
Operating profit	36,568	39,691
Interest expense, net of interest income	(11,207)	(11,187)
Equity earnings	2,735	757
Other income (expense), net	(332)	2,947
Income before income taxes	27,764	32,208
Provision for income tax expense	7,891	8,062
Consolidated net income	19,873	24,146
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	828	(359)
Net income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	20,701	23,787
Net income available to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. common stockholders	15,300	17,186
Earnings per share
Basic	$ 0.92	$ 0.97
Diluted	$ 0.86	$ 0.90
Comprehensive income	11,943	40,144
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	958	(732)
Comprehensive income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$ 12,901	$ 39,412