Selected Quarterly Information - Selected Quarterly Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Sales	$ 875,434	$ 855,656	$ 879,304	$ 862,497	$ 854,402	$ 827,531	$ 860,821	$ 800,050	$ 3,472,891	$ 3,342,804	$ 3,243,987
Gross profit	168,385	164,672	171,961	159,824	153,835	148,448	153,958	130,872	664,842	587,113	509,429
Net income	32,016	36,646	40,240	31,537	21,590	32,518	36,534	21,128	140,439	111,770	45,473
Net income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$ 31,114	$ 36,362	$ 40,189	$ 31,323	$ 21,665	$ 32,732	$ 36,496	$ 20,987	$ 138,988	$ 111,880	$ 42,779
Basic net income per share attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.76	$ 2.08	$ 2.33	$ 1.80	$ 1.24	$ 1.89	$ 2.14	$ 1.23	$ 7.96	$ 6.50	$ 2.56
Diluted net income per share attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 1.65	$ 1.94	$ 2.16	$ 1.67	$ 1.16	$ 1.78	$ 1.98	$ 1.15	$ 7.42	$ 6.08	$ 2.39