CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 162,616	$ 162,825
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold	117,455	119,177
Selling, general and administrative	25,772	30,742
Design and development	10,883	9,780
Operating income (loss)	8,506	3,126
Interest expense, net	1,514	1,278
Equity in earnings of investee	(143)	(189)
Other (income) expense, net	181	(213)
Income before income taxes from continuing operations	6,954	2,250
Income tax expense from continuing operations	845	147
Income from continuing operations	6,109	2,103
Loss from discontinued operations		(168)
Net income	6,109	1,935
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1,130)	(409)
Net income attributable to Stoneridge, Inc.	$ 7,239	$ 2,344
Earnings per share attributable to continuing operations attributable to Stoneridge, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.10
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.26	0.09
Loss per share attributable to discontinued operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)		(0.01)
Diluted (in dollars per share)		(0.01)
Earnings per share attributable to Stoneridge, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	0.26	0.09
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.08
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	27,675,938	27,145,873
Diluted (in shares)	28,155,773	27,892,679

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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