CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 29,289	$ 43,021
Accounts receivable, less reserves of $1,057 and $2,017, respectively	112,595	105,102
Inventories, net	71,381	71,253
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22,273	26,135
Total current assets	235,538	245,511
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	83,258	85,311
Other assets:
Intangible assets, net	35,833	56,637
Goodwill	1,000	1,078
Investments and other long-term assets, net	10,237	10,214
Total long-term assets	130,328	153,240
Total assets	365,866	398,751
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt	17,913	19,655
Accounts payable	59,012	58,593
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	39,372	42,066
Total current liabilities	116,297	120,314
Long-term liabilities:
Revolving credit facility	100,000	100,000
Long-term debt, net	4,982	10,651
Deferred income taxes	41,261	50,006
Other long-term liabilities	3,404	3,974
Total long-term liabilities	$ 149,647	$ 164,631
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred Shares, without par value, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued
Common Shares, without par value, 60,000 shares authorized, 28,907 and 28,853 shares issued and 27,912 and 28,221 shares outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, with no stated value
Additional paid-in capital	$ 198,090	$ 192,892
Common Shares held in treasury, 995 and 632 shares at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, at cost	(4,208)	(1,284)
Accumulated deficit	(38,189)	(54,879)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(70,044)	(45,473)
Total Stoneridge Inc. shareholders' equity	85,649	91,256
Noncontrolling interest	14,273	22,550
Total shareholders' equity	99,922	113,806
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 365,866	$ 398,751

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.