CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Cooper Standard Holdings Inc Equity [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Member]	Cooper Standard Holdings Inc Equity Deficit [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 615,572	$ 5,153	$ 17	$ 489,052	$ 156,775		$ (27,694)	$ 618,150	$ (2,578)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013			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
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 benefit 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
Shares issued under stock option plans				(289)
Shares issued under stock option plans (in shares)			20,960
Repurchase of common stock	289							289
Warrant exercise	9,277			9,277				9,277
Warrant exercise (in shares)			344,159
Stock based compensation, net	8,235			8,635	(400)			8,235
Excess tax benefit on stock options	320			320	0			320
Stock based compensation, net (in shares)			54,498
Consolidation of joint venture	11,836								11,836
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	2,754	(3,936)		2,862			(300)	2,562	192
Net income (loss)	111,815	(45)			111,880			111,880	(65)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(77,863)	0					(77,522)	(77,522)	(341)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 614,799	0	$ 17	513,764	306,713		(217,065)	603,429	11,370
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	17,458,945		17,458,945
Repurchase of common stock	$ (23,800)			(8,470)	(15,330)			(23,800)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)			(350,000)
Warrant exercise	2,810			2,810				2,810
Warrant exercise (in shares)			332,873
Stock based compensation, net	1,904			5,830	(3,926)			1,904
Stock based compensation, net (in shares)			248,793
Consolidation of joint venture	13,300								13,300
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	580								580
Net income (loss)	140,439				138,988			138,988	1,451
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(26,608)						(25,498)	(25,498)	(1,110)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 721,791	$ 0	$ 17	$ 513,934	425,972		$ (242,563)	$ 697,360	$ 24,431
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	17,690,611		17,690,611
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	$ (473)				$ (473)	$ (473)