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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 02, 2016	Jun. 11, 2014
Extinguishment of Debt Disclosures [Abstract]
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ (1,020)	$ (5,104)	$ 0
Repayments of Debt		393,125
Cash paid for loss on refinancing of debt		(4,071)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability	206,935
Letters of credit outstanding	8,542
Senior ABL Facility [Member] \| Cooper Standard Automotive Inc Us [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability	170,000
Senior ABL Facility [Member] \| Cooper Standard Automotive International Holdings B.V. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability	60,000
Senior ABL Facility [Member] \| CSA Canada [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability	40,000
Amended Senior Abl Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 1,373	1,706
Aggregate revolving loan availability				$ 210,000
Letter of credit sub-facility				100,000
Swing line sub-facility				25,000
Uncommitted incremental loan facility				100,000
Total Senior ABL Facility				310,000
Termination date of commitments of lenders	Nov. 02, 2021
Percentage of accounts receivable	85.00%
Percentage of inventory	70.00%
Percentage of appraised net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory	85.00%
Applicable margin with respect to LIBOR or BA-based borrowings	1.50%
Applicable margin with respect to base rate, Canadian prime rate and Canadian base rate borrowings	0.50%
Fixed charge coverage ratio (percent)	100.00%
Amendment Number One to Senior ABL Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability					$ 180,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 400,000
Interest rate accrue				5.625%
Debt Issuance Costs		7,055
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 6,316	6,940
Medium-term Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 340,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 3,537	4,352
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 02, 2023
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	either (1) with respect to Eurodollar rate loans, the greater of the applicable Eurodollar rate and 0.75%, plus 2.25% per annum, or (2) with respect to base rate loans, the base rate (which is the highest of the then-current federal funds rate plus 0.5%, the prime rate most recently announced by the administrative agent under the term loan, and the one-month Eurodollar rate plus 1.0%), plus 1.25% per annum.
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ 2,281	$ 2,821
Term loan accordion feature				$ 400,000
Minimum [Member] \| Amended Senior Abl Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin with respect to LIBOR or BA-based borrowings	1.25%
Applicable margin with respect to base rate, Canadian prime rate and Canadian base rate borrowings	0.25%
Maximum [Member] \| Amended Senior Abl Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin with respect to LIBOR or BA-based borrowings	1.75%
Applicable margin with respect to base rate, Canadian prime rate and Canadian base rate borrowings	0.75%
Maximum [Member] \| Medium-term Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Consolidated first lien debt ratio (percent)	225.00%