Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Acquisitions	4. Acquisitions On March 28, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of USi, Inc. (“USi”), based in Rockford, Tennessee, from Ikyuo Co. Ltd. of Japan, for cash consideration of $6,500. USi provides an innovative hard coating process for use in automotive and industrial applications, which allows the Company to expand its technology capabilities. This acquisition was accounted for under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” and the results of operations of USi are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. This acquisition does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented. To broaden product lines across Europe, the Company completed an agreement with Fonds de Modernisation des Equipementiers Automobiles (“FMEA”) on May 2, 2011, to establish a joint venture that combined the Company’s French body sealing operations and the operations of Société des Polymères Barre-Thomas (“SPBT”). SPBT was a French supplier of anti-vibration systems and low pressure hoses, as well as body sealing products, which FMEA acquired as a preliminary step to the joint venture transaction. The Company contributed its French body sealing assets and obligations, which had a fair value of approximately $33,000, to the joint venture to acquire 51 percent ownership and FMEA contributed the assets and obligations of SPBT for its 49 percent ownership. SPBT changed its name to Cooper Standard France SAS (“CS France”) subsequent to the transaction. The Company accounted for the transaction as a sale of a subsidiary while retaining control under ASC 810, “Consolidations” and an acquisition of 51 percent ownership interest of SPBT under ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” Accordingly, the subsidiary was transferred at historical cost and the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed of SPBT were recorded at fair value and are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company received net cash of $38,224 as part of the transaction. Also, as part of the acquisition, the Company acquired an ownership interest in a joint venture in India. The operating results of CS France are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. This joint venture does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented. In connection with the investment in CS France, the noncontrolling stockholders have the option, which is embedded in the noncontrolling interest, to require the Company to purchase the remaining 49 percent noncontrolling share at a formula price designed to approximate fair value based on operating results of the entity. The put option becomes exercisable at the expiration of the four year period following the May 2, 2011 closing date of the transaction. The combination of a noncontrolling interest and a put option resulted in a redeemable noncontrolling interest. The noncontrolling interest is redeemable at other than fair value as the put value is determined based on a formula described above. The Company records the noncontrolling interests in CS France at the greater of 1) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling stockholders’ share of net income or loss and its share of other comprehensive income or loss and dividends (“carrying amount”) or 2) the cumulative amount required to accrete the initial carrying amount to the redemption value, which resulted in accretion of $4,798 for the year ended December 31, 2012. Such accretion amounts are recorded as increases to redeemable noncontrolling interests with offsets to equity. According to authoritative accounting guidance, the redeemable noncontrolling interest is classified outside of permanent equity, in mezzanine equity, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2012, the estimated redemption value of the put option is $10,290. The redemption amount related to the put option is guaranteed by the Company and secured with the CS France shares held by a subsidiary of the Company. The Company has determined that the non-recurring fair value measurement related to this calculation relies primarily on Company-specific inputs and the Company’s assumptions, as observable inputs are not available. As such, the Company has determined that this fair value measurement resides within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. To determine the fair value of the put option, the Company utilizes the projected cash flows expected to be generated by the joint venture, then discounts the future cash flows by using a risk-adjusted rate for the Company. According to authoritative accounting guidance for redeemable noncontrolling stockholders’ interests, to the extent the noncontrolling stockholders have a contractual right to receive an amount upon exercise of a put option that is other than fair value, and such amount is greater than carrying value, the noncontrolling stockholder has, in substance, received a dividend distribution that is different than other common stockholders. Therefore the redemption amount in excess of fair value should be reflected as a reduction in the income available to the Company’s common stockholders in the computation of earnings per share. At December 31, 2012 there was no difference between redemption value and fair value. On July 1, 2011, the Company purchased from Nishikawa Rubber Co., Limited (“Nishikawa Rubber”) a 20% interest in Nishikawa Tachaplalert Rubber Company Limited for cash consideration of $10,500. Nishikawa Tachaplalert Rubber Company Limited is a joint venture majority owned by Nishikawa Rubber based in Thailand and supplies body sealing products. The new joint venture entity is Nishikawa Tachaplalert Cooper Limited. This joint venture is owned 20% by Cooper Standard, 77.7% by Nishikawa Rubber and 2.3% owned by Original Tachaplalerts and Marubeni Thailand. This investment is accounted for under the equity method and is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company acquired the automotive sealing business of Sigit S.p.A, (“Sigit”) based in Chivasso, Italy and Poland, for a total cash consideration of $4,066. Consolidating Sigit’s sealing capabilities into the Company’s existing operations will broaden the Company’s supply relationship with global OEM customers. This acquisition was accounted for under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” and the results of operations of Sigit are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. This acquisition does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented.

4. Acquisitions

On March 28, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of USi, Inc. (“USi”), based in Rockford, Tennessee, from Ikyuo Co. Ltd. of Japan, for cash consideration of $6,500. USi provides an innovative hard coating process for use in automotive and industrial applications, which allows the Company to expand its technology capabilities. This acquisition was accounted for under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” and the results of operations of USi are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. This acquisition does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented.

To broaden product lines across Europe, the Company completed an agreement with Fonds de Modernisation des Equipementiers Automobiles (“FMEA”) on May 2, 2011, to establish a joint venture that combined the Company’s French body sealing operations and the operations of Société des Polymères Barre-Thomas (“SPBT”). SPBT was a French supplier of anti-vibration systems and low pressure hoses, as well as body sealing products, which FMEA acquired as a preliminary step to the joint venture transaction. The Company contributed its French body sealing assets and obligations, which had a fair value of approximately $33,000, to the joint venture to acquire 51 percent ownership and FMEA contributed the assets and obligations of SPBT for its 49 percent ownership. SPBT changed its name to Cooper Standard France SAS (“CS France”) subsequent to the transaction.

The Company accounted for the transaction as a sale of a subsidiary while retaining control under ASC 810, “Consolidations” and an acquisition of 51 percent ownership interest of SPBT under ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” Accordingly, the subsidiary was transferred at historical cost and the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed of SPBT were recorded at fair value and are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company received net cash of $38,224 as part of the transaction. Also, as part of the acquisition, the Company acquired an ownership interest in a joint venture in India.

The operating results of CS France are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. This joint venture does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented.

In connection with the investment in CS France, the noncontrolling stockholders have the option, which is embedded in the noncontrolling interest, to require the Company to purchase the remaining 49 percent noncontrolling share at a formula price designed to approximate fair value based on operating results of the entity. The put option becomes exercisable at the expiration of the four year period following the May 2, 2011 closing date of the transaction. The combination of a noncontrolling interest and a put option resulted in a redeemable noncontrolling interest.

The noncontrolling interest is redeemable at other than fair value as the put value is determined based on a formula described above. The Company records the noncontrolling interests in CS France at the greater of 1) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the noncontrolling stockholders’ share of net income or loss and its share of other comprehensive income or loss and dividends (“carrying amount”) or 2) the cumulative amount required to accrete the initial carrying amount to the redemption value, which resulted in accretion of $4,798 for the year ended December 31, 2012. Such accretion amounts are recorded as increases to redeemable noncontrolling interests with offsets to equity. According to authoritative accounting guidance, the redeemable noncontrolling interest is classified outside of permanent equity, in mezzanine equity, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2012, the estimated redemption value of the put option is $10,290. The redemption amount related to the put option is guaranteed by the Company and secured with the CS France shares held by a subsidiary of the Company. The Company has determined that the non-recurring fair value measurement related to this calculation relies primarily on Company-specific inputs and the Company’s assumptions, as observable inputs are not available. As such, the Company has determined that this fair value measurement resides within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. To determine the fair value of the put option, the Company utilizes the projected cash flows expected to be generated by the joint venture, then discounts the future cash flows by using a risk-adjusted rate for the Company.

According to authoritative accounting guidance for redeemable noncontrolling stockholders’ interests, to the extent the noncontrolling stockholders have a contractual right to receive an amount upon exercise of a put option that is other than fair value, and such amount is greater than carrying value, the noncontrolling stockholder has, in substance, received a dividend distribution that is different than other common stockholders. Therefore the redemption amount in excess of fair value should be reflected as a reduction in the income available to the Company’s common stockholders in the computation of earnings per share. At December 31, 2012 there was no difference between redemption value and fair value.

On July 1, 2011, the Company purchased from Nishikawa Rubber Co., Limited (“Nishikawa Rubber”) a 20% interest in Nishikawa Tachaplalert Rubber Company Limited for cash consideration of $10,500. Nishikawa Tachaplalert Rubber Company Limited is a joint venture majority owned by Nishikawa Rubber based in Thailand and supplies body sealing products. The new joint venture entity is Nishikawa Tachaplalert Cooper Limited. This joint venture is owned 20% by Cooper Standard, 77.7% by Nishikawa Rubber and 2.3% owned by Original Tachaplalerts and Marubeni Thailand. This investment is accounted for under the equity method and is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company acquired the automotive sealing business of Sigit S.p.A, (“Sigit”) based in Chivasso, Italy and Poland, for a total cash consideration of $4,066. Consolidating Sigit’s sealing capabilities into the Company’s existing operations will broaden the Company’s supply relationship with global OEM customers. This acquisition was accounted for under ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” and the results of operations of Sigit are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. This acquisition does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented.