Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 531,694	$ 619,163
Cost of products sold	475,781	530,904
Gross profit	55,913	88,259
Selling, general and administrative expense	51,211	56,855
Restructuring expense	10,930	4,973
Operating (loss) profit	(6,228)	26,431
Interest expense	(5,007)	(8,314)
Interest income	1,696	3,380
Other pension and postretirement benefit expense	(4,210)	(9,362)
Other non-operating income	1,773	1,380
(Loss) Income before income taxes	(11,976)	13,515
Income tax (benefit) provision	(659)	6,337
Net (loss) income	(11,317)	7,178
Net income attributable to noncontrolling shareholders' interests	274	199
Net (loss) income attributable to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company	$ (11,591)	$ 6,979
(Loss) Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.23)	$ 0.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.23)	$ 0.14