CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 902,051	$ 862,497
Cost of products sold	731,966	702,673
Gross profit	170,085	159,824
Selling, administration & engineering expenses	87,634	83,458
Amortization of intangibles	3,595	3,278
Impairment charges	4,270	0
Restructuring	9,988	10,832
Other operating loss	0	155
Operating profit	64,598	62,101
Interest expense, net of interest income	(11,239)	(9,752)
Equity in earnings of affiliates	1,675	1,770
Other expense, net	(640)	(7,816)
Income before income taxes	54,394	46,303
Income tax expense	11,890	14,766
Net income	42,504	31,537
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(798)	(214)
Net income attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$ 41,706	$ 31,323
Earnings per share
Basic (usd per share)	$ 2.35	$ 1.80
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 2.20	$ 1.67