- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified					12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 PST Eletronicaltda [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] BRL	Dec. 31, 2012 PST Eletronicaltda [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 PST Eletronicaltda [Member]	Dec. 30, 2011 PST Eletronicaltda [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Value AddedTax [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Value AddedTax [Member] BRL	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Interest On Tax [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Interest On Tax [Member] BRL	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Penalties On Tax [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 PST Eletronicaltda [Member] Penalties On Tax [Member] BRL	Dec. 31, 2013 Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Environmental remediation accrued undiscounted liability	$ 944	$ 1,340	$ 683	$ 733
Line of credit								2,000
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss					11,469	11,469	11,925
Equity method investment, ownership percentage													50.00%	50.00%							49.00%	49.00%	49.00%
Loss contingencies aggregate tax assessment not accrued										$ 39,500	92,500				$ 5,600	13,200	$ 4,900	11,400	$ 29,000	67,900
Percentage of state value added tax													25.00%
Percentage ownership in consolidated subsidiary					74.00%	74.00%			74.00%	74.00%	74.00%	74.00%