CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 827,531	$ 780,954	$ 2,488,402	$ 2,476,113
Cost of products sold	679,083	669,701	2,055,124	2,084,492
Gross profit	148,448	111,253	433,278	391,621
Selling, administration & engineering expenses	79,065	67,365	239,455	228,609
Amortization of intangibles	3,599	3,892	10,819	12,325
Restructuring	8,540	4,845	34,809	11,690
Other operating profit	0	(18,385)	0	(18,385)
Operating profit	57,244	53,536	148,195	157,382
Interest expense, net of interest income	(9,487)	(9,405)	(27,912)	(35,332)
Equity earnings	911	1,094	4,042	4,075
Other income (expense), net	(3,281)	(4,129)	9,907	(32,932)
Income before income taxes	45,387	41,096	134,232	93,193
Income tax expense	12,869	18,866	44,052	35,354
Net income	32,518	22,230	90,180	57,839
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	214	436	35	(2,244)
Net income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$ 32,732	$ 22,666	$ 90,215	$ 55,595
Earnings per share
Basic	$ 1.89	$ 1.33	$ 5.26	$ 3.29
Diluted	$ 1.78	$ 1.23	$ 4.92	$ 3.07
Comprehensive income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 5,291	$ (12,860)	$ 24,970	$ 26,489
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	467	576	168	(2,257)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$ 5,758	$ (12,284)	$ 25,138	$ 24,232