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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	May 29, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 02, 2016
Extinguishment of Debt Disclosures [Abstract]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 770
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time	3.90%		4.10%
Aggregate revolving loan availability	$ 169,687
Letters of credit outstanding	5,210
Senior ABL Facility [Member] \| Cooper Standard Automotive Inc Us [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability	180,000
Senior ABL Facility [Member] \| Cooper Standard Automotive International Holdings B.V. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability	40,000
Senior ABL Facility [Member] \| CSA Canada [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate revolving loan availability	20,000
Amended Senior Abl Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	782		$ 1,029
Aggregate revolving loan availability	$ 147,508				$ 180,000		$ 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							280,000
Termination date of commitments of lenders	Mar. 24, 2025
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%
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	$ 3,456		4,171
Medium-term Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount							$ 340,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 1,087		1,680
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 02, 2023
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ 701		1,084
Term loan accordion feature							$ 400,000
Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 250,000
Interest rate accrue							13.00%
Debt Issuance Costs			6,431
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	4,594		5,828
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ 3,723		$ 4,605	$ 5,000
Minimum [Member] \| Amended Senior Abl Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin with respect to LIBOR or BA-based borrowings	1.50%
Applicable margin with respect to base rate, Canadian prime rate and Canadian base rate borrowings	0.50%
Maximum [Member] \| Amended Senior Abl Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin with respect to LIBOR or BA-based borrowings	2.00%
Applicable margin with respect to base rate, Canadian prime rate and Canadian base rate borrowings	1.00%