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Investments	12 Months Ended
Investments	Dec. 31, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Investments	Investments Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd. The Company had a 49% equity interest in MSIL, a company based in India that manufactured electronics, instrumentation equipment and sensors primarily for the motorcycle, commercial vehicle and automotive markets. As discussed in Note 2, the Company sold its equity interest in MSIL on December 30, 2021. The investment was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Equity in earnings of MSIL included in the consolidated statements of operations was $1,776 for the year ended December 31, 2021. PST Eletrônica Ltda. The Company had a 74% controlling interest in Stoneridge Brazil from December 31, 2011 through May 15, 2017. On May 16, 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 26% noncontrolling interest in Stoneridge Brazil. As part of the acquisition agreement, the Company was required to pay additional earn-out consideration based on Stoneridge Brazil’s financial performance in 2021. The final earn-out consideration of $8,272 was paid in the second quarter of 2022. See Note 10 for the fair value and foreign currency adjustments of the earn-out consideration for the current and prior periods. Other Investments In December 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to make a $10,000 investment in a fund (“Autotech Fund II”) managed by Autotech Ventures (“Autotech”), a venture capital firm focused on ground transportation technology which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s $10,000 investment in the Autotech Fund II will be contributed over the expected ten-year life of the fund. The Company has contributed $8,400 to the Autotech Fund II as of December 31, 2023. The Company contributed $350 and $950 to the Autotech Fund II during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company contributed $3,450 to and received $251 in distributions from the Autotech Fund II during the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company has a 6.6% interest in Autotech Fund II. The Company recognized loss (earnings) of $522, $823 and $(1,882) during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Autotech Fund II investment recorded in investments and other long-term assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets was $8,472 and $8,644 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.