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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 24 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2010 | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Electronics [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Electronics [Member] EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2015 Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] BRL | Dec. 31, 2014 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] BRL | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Value Added Tax [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Value Added Tax [Member] BRL | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Interest On Tax [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Interest On Tax [Member] BRL | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Penalties On Tax [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Penalties On Tax [Member] BRL | Mar. 31, 2015 Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation accrued undiscounted liability |  | $ 865 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross | $ 876 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross |  |  | $ 801 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = sri_AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember | $ 813 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = sri_AccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss |  |  |  | 15,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sri_ElectronicsMember | 14,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sri_ElectronicsMember |  |  |  | 8,100 us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 25,842 us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 14,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 37,237 us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_MindaStoneridgeInstrumentsLtdMember
Loss contingencies aggregate tax assessment not accrued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,800 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 92,500 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember |  |  | 4,100 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sri_ValueAddedTaxMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 13,200 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sri_ValueAddedTaxMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 3,600 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sri_InterestOnTaxMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 11,400 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sri_InterestOnTaxMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 21,100 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sri_PenaltiesOnTaxMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 67,900 sri_LossContingenciesAggregateTaxAssessmentNotAccrued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = sri_PenaltiesOnTaxMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember |
Percentage of state value added tax | 25.00%sri_PercentageOfStateValueAddedTax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in consolidated subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74.00%us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember | 74.00%us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = sri_PstEletronicaltdaMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product warranty and recall accrual |  | $ 1,188 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent | $ 1,204 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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