CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 162,057	$ 170,338	$ 490,171	$ 493,768
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold	116,912	120,788	355,432	347,795
Selling, general and administrative	26,331	31,204	85,555	93,587
Design and development	9,867	10,389	29,696	31,916
Goodwill impairment		(5,802)		23,498
Operating income (loss)	8,947	13,759	19,488	(3,028)
Interest expense, net	1,747	5,057	4,683	15,059
Equity in earnings of investee	(160)	(205)	(492)	(587)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		920		920
Other (income) expense, net	(83)	23	(343)	2,268
Income (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations	7,443	7,964	15,640	(20,688)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations	32	(1,174)	(202)	(790)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	7,411	9,138	15,842	(19,898)
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,560)		86
Loss on disposal, net of tax	(113)	(6,548)	(226)	(7,781)
Loss from discontinued operations	(113)	(8,108)	(226)	(7,695)
Net income (loss)	7,298	1,030	15,616	(27,593)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(69)	1,160	(1,074)	(7,039)
Net income (loss) attributable to Stoneridge, Inc.	$ 7,367	$ (130)	$ 16,690	$ (20,554)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to continuing operations attributable to Stoneridge, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.30	$ 0.62	$ (0.48)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.27	0.29	0.61	(0.48)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to discontinued operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	(0.30)	(0.01)	(0.28)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	(0.29)	(0.01)	(0.28)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Stoneridge, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	0.26	0.00	0.61	(0.76)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.00	$ 0.60	$ (0.76)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	27,444,221	26,953,596	27,299,319	26,913,880
Diluted (in shares)	28,008,209	27,554,139	27,927,042	26,913,880

Interest expense incurred and charged against earnings during the reporting period on all debt, including interest on short-term obligations and long-term debt, and amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts. Interest expense is net of interest income earned during the reporting period.

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