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Basis of Presentation
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim reporting, which are less than those required for annual reporting. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) necessary to present fairly the financial position of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Core Molding Technologies” or the “Company”) at June 30, 2011, the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” which are contained in the 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders, should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.
Core Molding Technologies and its subsidiaries operate in the plastics market in a family of products known as “reinforced plastics.” Reinforced plastics are combinations of resins and reinforcing fibers (typically glass or carbon) that are molded to shape. Core Molding Technologies operates four production facilities in Columbus, Ohio; Batavia, Ohio; Gaffney, South Carolina; and Matamoros, Mexico. The Columbus, Matamoros and Gaffney facilities produce reinforced plastics by compression molding sheet molding compound (“SMC”) in a closed mold process. The Batavia facility produces reinforced plastic products by a robotic spray-up open mold process and resin transfer molding (“RTM”) closed mold process utilizing multiple insert tooling (“MIT”). The Matamoros facility also utilizes spray-up and hand lay-up open mold processes, and RTM closed mold process to produce reinforced plastic products.