Net Income Per Share Attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. - Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share Attributable (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
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
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
Increase in fair value of share-based awards									63	48	0
Diluted net income available to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. common stockholders									$ 139,051	$ 111,928	$ 42,779
Basic weighted average shares of common stock outstanding									17,459,710	17,212,607	16,695,356
Dilutive effect of:
Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment									1,270,668	1,202,387	1,200,733
Diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding									18,730,378	18,414,994	17,896,089
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