CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 837,606	$ 747,577
Cost of products sold	703,347	627,264
Gross profit	134,259	120,313
Selling, administration & engineering expenses	79,571	75,094
Amortization of intangibles	4,436	3,891
Restructuring	3,089	4,760
Operating profit	47,163	36,568
Interest expense, net of interest income	(15,008)	(11,207)
Equity earnings	1,236	2,735
Other income (expense), net	30	(332)
Income before income taxes	33,421	27,764
Income tax expense (benefit)	12,064	7,891
Net income	21,357	19,873
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,622)	828
Net income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	19,735	20,701
Net income available to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. common stockholders	19,735	15,300
Earnings per share
Basic	$ 1.18	$ 0.92
Diluted	$ 1.10	$ 0.86
Comprehensive income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
Comprehensive income	20,730	11,943
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,798)	958
Comprehensive income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$ 18,932	$ 12,901