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Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block] | (13) Investments PST Eletrônica Ltda. The Company has a 74% controlling interest in PST, a Brazilian electronic system provider focused on security convenience and infotainment devices and services primarily for the South American vehicle and motorcycle industries, and since the acquisition of the controlling interest on December 31, 2011 has been a consolidated subsidiary of the Company as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Prior to the acquisition of the controlling interest on December 31, 2011, PST was an unconsolidated joint venture accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Condensed financial information of PST is as follows:
|  | Three months ended |  |  | Nine months ended |
|  | September 30, 2011 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |
Net sales |  | $ | 65,638 |  |  | $ | 181,854 |
Cost of goods sold |  | $ | 37,965 |  |  | $ | 103,466 |
Total income before income taxes |  | $ | 2,245 |  |  | $ | 10,175 |
Stoneridge, Inc.'s share of income before income taxes |  | $ | 1,123 |  |  | $ | 5,087 |
Equity in earnings of PST included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations was $964 and $4,068 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd. The Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd. (“Minda”) joint venture at September 30, 2012 is an unconsolidated joint venture and is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company has a 49% interest in Minda, a company based in India that manufactures electronics, instrumentation equipment and sensors primarily for the motorcycle and commercial vehicle markets. The Company’s investment in Minda recorded as a component of investments and other long-term assets, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, was $6,777 and $6,391 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Equity in earnings of Minda included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $207 and $389, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, equity in earnings of Minda was $443 and $1,009, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32787-111569 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32847-111569 + Details
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