Post Retirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The components of expense for Core Molding Technologies’ post retirement benefit plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Pension expense:
Multi-employer plan	$	183,000		$	217,000		$	370,000		$	428,000
Defined contribution plan	195,000			173,000			413,000			407,000
Total pension expense	378,000			390,000			783,000			835,000
Health and life insurance:
Interest cost	81,000			79,000			162,000			158,000
Amortization of prior service costs	(124,000		)	(124,000		)	(248,000		)	(248,000		)
Amortization of net loss	39,000			42,000			78,000			84,000
Net periodic benefit cost	(4,000		)	(3,000		)	(8,000		)	(6,000		)
Total post retirement benefits expense	$	374,000		$	387,000		$	775,000		$	829,000