CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Member]	Cooper Standard Holdings Inc Equity Deficit [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 601,203	$ 14,344	$ 17	$ 485,637	$ 124,674	$ (12,469)	$ 597,859	$ 3,344
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011			18,323,443
Shares issued under stock option plans	(346)			(346)			(346)
Shares issued under stock option plans (in shares)			21,356
Preferred stock redemption premium	(1,376)				(1,376)		(1,376)
Repurchase of common stock	(36,895)		(1)	(24,933)	(11,961)		(36,895)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)			(1,030,319)
Converted preferred stock shares	68			68			68
Converted preferred stock shares (in shares)			2,278
Stock based compensation, net	10,605			11,277	(672)		10,605
Stock based compensation, net (in shares)			(40,906)
Preferred stock dividends	(6,764)				(6,764)		(6,764)
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest	(4,798)	4,798			(4,798)		(4,798)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(2,000)			148			148	(2,148)
Net income (loss)	102,504	(3,688)			102,804		102,804	(300)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(32,970)	(1,260)				(32,979)	(32,979)	9
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	629,231	14,194	16	471,851	201,907	(45,448)	628,326	905
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012			17,275,852
Shares issued under stock option plans	(702)			(702)			(702)
Shares issued under stock option plans (in shares)			32,176
Preferred stock redemption premium	0
Repurchase of common stock	(217,549)		(5)	(122,067)	(95,477)		(217,549)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)			(5,044,109)
Converted preferred stock shares	121,912		4	121,908			121,912
Converted preferred stock shares (in shares)			4,130,742
Warrant exercise	11,253		1	11,252			11,253
Warrant exercise (in shares)			419,124
Stock based compensation, net	5,685		1	7,695	(2,011)		5,685
Stock based compensation, net (in shares)			(137,246)
Preferred stock dividends	(4,454)				(4,454)		(4,454)
Remeasurement of redeemable noncontrolling interest	8,249	(8,249)			8,869		8,869	(620)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(1,911)			(885)			(885)	(1,026)
Net income (loss)	45,380	(126)			47,941		47,941	(2,561)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	18,478	(666)				17,754	17,754	724
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	615,572	5,153	17	489,052	156,775	(27,694)	618,150	(2,578)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	16,676,539		16,676,539
Shares issued under stock option plans	(1,307)			(1,307)			(1,307)
Shares issued under stock option plans (in shares)			42,014
Preferred stock redemption premium	0
Repurchase of common stock	(5,162)			(2,338)	(2,824)		(5,162)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)			(96,622)
Warrant exercise	9,022			9,022			9,022
Warrant exercise (in shares)			425,886
Stock based compensation, net	9,961			11,458	(1,497)		9,961
Excess tax benefits on stock options	4,098			4,098			4,098
Stock based compensation, net (in shares)			(8,489)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(18,487)			(17,026)			(17,026)	(1,461)
Net income (loss)	46,583	(1,110)			42,779		42,779	3,804
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(111,566)	(62)				(111,549)	(111,549)	(17)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 548,714	$ 3,981	$ 17	$ 492,959	$ 195,233	$ (139,243)	$ 548,966	$ (252)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	17,039,328		17,039,328