Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 679,130	$ 698,408	$ 1,298,293	$ 1,299,904
Cost of products sold	579,989	604,185	1,110,894	1,121,196
Gross profit	99,141	94,223	187,399	178,708
Selling, general and administrative expense	65,811	61,460	122,665	119,490
Restructuring expense	1,659	0	6,632	0
Operating profit	31,671	32,763	58,102	59,218
Interest expense	(7,810)	(8,417)	(16,123)	(16,108)
Interest income	1,999	1,988	5,379	4,303
Other pension and postretirement benefit expense	(9,288)	(6,967)	(18,650)	(13,953)
Other non-operating expense	(1,463)	(1,391)	(84)	(3,050)
Income before income taxes	15,109	17,976	28,624	30,410
Provision for income taxes	5,851	2,267	12,186	5,718
Net income	9,258	15,709	16,438	24,692
Net income attributable to noncontrolling shareholders' interests	437	701	637	1,400
Net income attributable to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company	$ 8,821	$ 15,008	$ 15,801	$ 23,292
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.30	$ 0.32	$ 0.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.30	$ 0.31	$ 0.46