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Retirement Plans - Summary of Fair Values of Pension Plan (Details 8) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets $ 329,581us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets $ 329,078us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
Equity Securities [Member] | UNITED STATES    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 174,153us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
175,293us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Equity Securities [Member] | Outside United States of America [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 14,050us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cts_OutsideUnitedStatesOfAmericaMember
16,866us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cts_OutsideUnitedStatesOfAmericaMember
Equity Funds [Member] | UNITED STATES    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 13,077us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
12,454us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Equity Funds [Member] | Outside United States of America [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 15,636us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cts_OutsideUnitedStatesOfAmericaMember
15,711us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cts_OutsideUnitedStatesOfAmericaMember
Corporate Bond [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 47,417us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
50,199us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 5,889us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
9,994us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 14,484us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
10,487us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Partnership [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 11,239us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_PartnershipMember
9,010us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_PartnershipMember
Hedge Funds, Equity [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 5,367us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_HedgeFundsEquityMember
11,147us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_HedgeFundsEquityMember
Hedge Funds, Global Opportunity [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 11,679us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_HedgeFundsGlobalOpportunityMember
10,958us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_HedgeFundsGlobalOpportunityMember
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 3,796us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
5,176us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Annuitization Benefit [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets 12,475us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_AnnuitizationBenefitMember
1,620us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_AnnuitizationBenefitMember
Other asset-backed securities [Member]    
Fair values of pension plan assets    
Total fair value of plan assets $ 319us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= cts_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
$ 163us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= cts_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember