Restructuring - Additional Information (Details)			3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 17, 2019 employee	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring expense						$ 12,404,000	$ 8,818,000	$ 0
Accrued restructuring balance					$ 1,398,000	0	1,398,000	$ 0
Restructuring, expected number of positions eliminated | employee		300
Restructuring, remaining number of positions after elimination | employee		400
Employee Severance And Other
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring expense			$ 1,474,000			0
Other Restructuring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring expense						2,712,000
Payment of severance costs							683,000
Joint Venture
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring expense				$ 10,930,000		$ 12,404,000
Facility Closing
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring expense							759,000
Restructuring, cost related to facility closing							8,315,000
Cooper Tire Asia employee severance costs
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring expense							$ 1,262,000
COOCSA
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage									41.57%
Equity method investment, total cash price									$ 54,500,000
Member Of Joint Venture | Other Restructuring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment of severance costs	$ 15,984,000
Minority Interest Shareholder | Other Restructuring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment of severance costs	$ 7,772,000
International Tire | Cooper Tire Asia employee severance costs
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring expense					$ 1,262,000