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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
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