Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 sqft	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of Bostrom Seating subsidiary				$ 8,800,000
Loss on sale of subsidiary				200,000
Amount placed in escrow account				1,000,000
Term of escrow account		1 year		1 year
Proceeds from escrow deposit related to sale of business			1,000,000
Area of manufacturing facility acquired			80,000
Purchase price allocation by goodwill [Abstract]
Purchase price (cash consideration)					22,381,000
Net assets at fair value					21,320,000
Excess of purchase price over net assets acquired					1,061,000
Purchase price allocation [Abstract]
Customer receivables					1,289,000
Inventories					816,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					101,000
Property, plant, and equipment					17,225,000
Goodwill					1,061,000
Intangible assets					3,400,000
Current liabilities					(1,511,000)
Purchase price (cash consideration)					22,381,000
Consideration for sale of Fabco	35,000,000		35,000,000
Contingent consideration in connection with sale of Fabco, maximum	2,000,000		2,000,000
Numerator [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	(841,000)	1,277,000	(3,790,000)	(3,884,000)	(17,031,000)
Denominator [Abstract]
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic (in shares)	47,376,000	47,277,000	47,347,000	47,259,000
Effect of dilutive share-based awards (in shares)	0	165,000	0	0
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	47,376,000	47,442,000	47,347,000	47,259,000
Basic income (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.03	$ (0.08)	$ (0.08)
Diluted income (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ 0.03	$ (0.08)	$ (0.08)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)	$ 21.00		$ 21.00
Class of Warrant or Rights, Expiration Date			Feb. 26, 2012
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense recognized	967,000	698,000	1,715,000	1,280,000	2,397,000
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense related to share-based awards not yet vested	$ 4,800,000		$ 4,800,000
Weighted-average period of recognition			1 year 3 months 18 days
Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Options exercisable which were not included in computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)			221,541
Warrants [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Options exercisable which were not included in computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)				2,205,882