Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent EventsOn July 15, 2020, the Company announced the permanent consolidation of its manufacturing and distribution facility in Piedmont, Alabama in connection with the Company's cost reduction plan previously announced on May 18, 2020. The Piedmont facility primarily serves the commercial vehicle aftermarket, is more than 150,000 square feet in size, and employs approximately 49 employees. The work performed at the Piedmont facility will be transferred to the Company's manufacturing and distribution facility in Vonore, Tennessee following the closure, which is expected to be substantially completed in the fourth quarter of 2020. Vonore will become the new headquarters for CVG's Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket business.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
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