Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 26, 2016
Document And Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	CTS
Entity Registrant Name	CTS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000026058
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,758,961