Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 496,259	$ 679,130	$ 1,027,953	$ 1,298,293
Cost of products sold	430,619	579,989	906,401	1,110,894
Gross profit	65,640	99,141	121,552	187,399
Selling, general and administrative expense	58,855	65,811	110,065	122,665
Restructuring expense	1,474	1,659	12,404	6,632
Operating profit (loss)	5,311	31,671	(917)	58,102
Interest expense	(6,507)	(7,810)	(11,514)	(16,123)
Interest income	650	1,999	2,346	5,379
Other pension and postretirement benefit expense	(5,582)	(9,288)	(9,792)	(18,650)
Other non-operating (expense) income	(397)	(1,463)	1,375	(84)
(Loss) Income before income taxes	(6,525)	15,109	(18,502)	28,624
Income tax (benefit) provision	(882)	5,851	(1,542)	12,186
Net (loss) income	(5,643)	9,258	(16,960)	16,438
Net income attributable to noncontrolling shareholders' interests	572	437	846	637
Net (loss) income attributable to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company	$ (6,215)	$ 8,821	$ (17,806)	$ 15,801
(Loss) Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.18	$ (0.35)	$ 0.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.18	$ (0.35)	$ 0.31