CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 855,656	$ 827,531	$ 2,597,457	$ 2,488,402
Cost of products sold	690,984	679,083	2,101,000	2,055,124
Gross profit	164,672	148,448	496,457	433,278
Selling, administration & engineering expenses	92,368	79,065	268,498	239,455
Amortization of intangibles	3,457	3,599	9,974	10,819
Restructuring	10,430	8,540	33,468	34,809
Other operating loss	0	0	155	0
Operating profit	58,417	57,244	184,362	148,195
Interest expense, net of interest income	(10,114)	(9,487)	(29,861)	(27,912)
Equity in earnings of affiliates	1,386	911	5,823	4,042
Other (expense) income, net	(518)	(3,281)	(8,589)	9,907
Income before income taxes	49,171	45,387	151,735	134,232
Income tax expense	12,525	12,869	43,312	44,052
Net income	36,646	32,518	108,423	90,180
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(284)	214	(549)	35
Net income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$ 36,362	$ 32,732	$ 107,874	$ 90,215
Earnings per share
Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.08	$ 1.89	$ 6.20	$ 5.26
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.94	$ 1.78	$ 5.77	$ 4.92