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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] | The provision for income taxes included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements represents federal, state and foreign income taxes. The components of income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes consist of the following:
Years ended December 31 |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  | $ | 3,411 |  |  | $ | 62,510 |  |  | $ | (4,405 | )
Foreign |  |  | 1,149 |  |  |  | 9,132 |  |  |  | 16,429 |
Total income before income taxes |  | $ | 4,560 |  |  | $ | 71,642 |  |  | $ | 12,024 |
Provision for income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
State and foreign |  |  | 3,545 |  |  |  | 2,167 |  |  |  | 1,147 |
Total current provision |  |  | 3,545 |  |  |  | 2,167 |  |  |  | 1,147 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 23,443 |  |  |  | 1,188 |
State and foreign |  |  | (2,831 | ) |  |  | 495 |  |  |  | (1,657 | )
Total deferred provision (benefit) |  |  | (2,733 | ) |  |  | 23,938 |  |  |  | (469 | )
Total provision for income taxes |  | $ | 812 |  |  | $ | 26,105 |  |  | $ | 678 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation of the Company’s effective income tax rate to the statutory federal tax rate is as follows:
Years ended December 31 |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Statutory U.S. deferal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 1.3 |
Tax credits |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | (7.5 | )
Foreign rate differential |  |  | (16.1 | ) |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | (51.4 | )
Reduction (increase) of income tax accruals |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | (0.1 | )
Tax on foreign dividends, net of foreign tax credits |  |  | 45.6 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 39.0 |
Reduction of deferred taxes |  |  | 6.4 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 7.4 |
Valuation allowances |  |  | (78.3 | ) |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | (9.7 | )
Loss of domestic flow-through entity not attributable to Stoneridge, Inc. |  |  | 6.8 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 0.5 |
Non-deductible compensation |  |  | 12.8 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 4.9 |
Other comprehensive income |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (9.6 | )
Other |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | (4.2 | )
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 17.8 | % |  |  | 36.4 | % |  |  | 5.6 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
As of December 31 |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  | $ | 3,200 |  |  | $ | 3,128 |
Employee salary and benefits |  |  | 3,860 |  |  |  | 3,542 |
Insurance |  |  | 562 |  |  |  | 759 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 10,029 |  |  |  | 14,448 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 44,057 |  |  |  | 44,094 |
General business credit carryforwards |  |  | 11,897 |  |  |  | 10,987 |
Reserves not currently deductible |  |  | 5,420 |  |  |  | 6,315 |
Gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 79,025 |  |  |  | 83,273 |
Less: Valuation allowance |  |  | (71,790 | ) |  |  | (78,211 | )
Deferred tax assets less valuation allowance |  |  | 7,235 |  |  |  | 5,062 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (29,615 | ) |  |  | (35,845 | )
Basis difference - equity investee |  |  | (31,016 | ) |  |  | (31,016 | )
Other |  |  | (4,315 | ) |  |  | (1,600 | )
Gross deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (64,946 | ) |  |  | (68,461 | )
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | (57,711 | ) |  | $ | (63,399 | )
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] | The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Balance as of January 1 |  | $ | 3,452 |  |  | $ | 3,101 |  |  | $ | 2,838 |
Tax positions related to the current year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | 387 |
Tax positions related to prior years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | - |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | - |
Reductions |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (11 | )
Expiration of statutes of limitation |  |  | (71 | ) |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  | (113 | )
Balance as of December 31 |  | $ | 3,416 |  |  | $ | 3,452 |  |  | $ | 3,101 |
Schedule Of Tax Years Open For Examination [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the open tax years for each important jurisdiction:
Jurisdiction |  | Open Tax Years |
U.S. Federal |  |  | 2009-2012 |
Brazil |  |  | 2007-2012 |
China |  |  | 2009-2012 |
France |  |  | 2008-2012 |
Mexico |  |  | 2008-2012 |
Spain |  |  | 2008-2012 |
Sweden |  |  | 2007-2012 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 2008-2012 |

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