CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2017 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Cooper Standard Holdings Inc Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	17,690,611	17,690,611
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 721,791	$ 17	$ 513,934	$ 425,972	$ (242,563)	$ 697,360	$ 24,431
Repurchase of common stock (shares)	(92,409)	(92,409)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (9,319)		(2,236)	(7,083)		(9,319)
Warrant exercises	707		707			707
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures		157,693
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures		$ 1
Share-based compensation, net	(3,111)		2,749	(5,861)		(3,111)
Net income	84,154			82,162		82,162	1,992
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax	$ 23,524				22,931	22,931	593
Ending balance (shares) at Jun. 30, 2017	17,781,844	17,781,844
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2017	$ 817,746	$ 18	$ 515,154	$ 495,190	$ (219,632)	$ 790,730	$ 27,016
Warrant exercises (shares)		25,949