CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Member]	Cooper Standard Holdings Inc Equity Deficit [Member]	Cooper Standard Holdings Inc Equity Deficit [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Cooper Standard Holdings Inc Equity [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 851,475	$ (2,607)	$ 17	$ 501,511	$ 569,215	$ (2,607)	$ (245,937)	$ 824,806	$ (2,607)	$ 26,669
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			17,554,737
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired			(817,954)
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method	(35,937)		$ 0	(21,459)	(14,478)			(35,937)
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)			105,974
Share-based compensation, net	8,890		$ 0	9,101	(211)			8,890
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(4,759)			(1,298)				(1,298)		6,057
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	6,048									6,048
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(1,058)									(1,058)
Net income (loss)	62,213				67,529			67,529		(5,316)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(8,283)						(7,804)	(7,804)		(479)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	875,982	$ (1,573)	$ 17	490,451	619,448	$ (1,573)	(253,741)	856,175	$ (1,573)	19,807
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			16,842,757
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)			54,328
Share-based compensation, net	8,268			8,268	0			8,268
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(2,112)			0				0		2,112
Net income (loss)	(269,374)				(267,605)			(267,605)		(1,769)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	12,920						11,845	11,845		1,075
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 624,111		$ 17	498,719	350,270		(241,896)	607,110		17,001
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	16,897,085		16,897,085
Share-based compensation, net (in shares)			94,894
Share-based compensation, net	$ 5,778		$ 0	5,778	0			5,778
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(6,279)				1,882					4,397	$ 1,882
Net income (loss)	(328,844)				(322,835)			(322,835)		(6,009)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	36,594						36,712	36,712		(118)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 331,360		$ 17	$ 504,497	$ 25,553		$ (205,184)	$ 324,883		$ 6,477
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	16,991,979		16,991,979