Facility Closures	12 Months Ended
Facility Closures	Dec. 31, 2011
Facility Closures [Abstract]
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	Facility Closures Tekonsha, Michigan facility In November 2011, the Company announced plans to close its manufacturing facility in Tekonsha, Michigan by the end of the third quarter of 2012, moving production currently in Tekonsha to lower-cost manufacturing facilities or to third-party sourcing partners. In connection with this action, the Company recorded a charge, primarily related to cash costs for severance benefits for approximately 40 employees to be involuntarily terminated as part of the closure, within its Cequent North America reportable segment of approximately $0.5 million, of which $0.4 million is included in cost of sales and $0.1 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company also expects to incur pre-tax non-cash charges of approximately $0.4 million during the first three quarters of 2012 related to accelerated depreciation expense as a result of shortening the expected useful lives on certain machinery and equipment assets that the Company will no longer utilize following the closure. The Company recorded approximately $0.1 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the machinery and equipment during the fourth quarter of 2011 (see Note 9). The Company's manufacturing facility in Tekonsha is subject to a lease agreement expiring in 2018. The Company is currently assessing the potential recoverability of its future lease obligations for this facility, and will record an estimate of any future unrecoverable lease obligations upon the cease-use date of the facility. Mosinee, Wisconsin facility In March 2009, the Company announced plans to close its manufacturing facility in Mosinee, Wisconsin, moving production and distribution functions to lower-cost manufacturing facilities or to third-party sourcing partners. The Company completed the move and ceased operations in Mosinee in 2009. During the fourth quarter of 2009, upon the cease use date of the facility, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge within its Cequent North America reportable segment of approximately $5.3 million for future lease obligations on the facility, net of estimated lease recoveries. During 2009, the Company recorded charges of approximately $1.8 million, primarily related to cash costs for severance benefits for approximately 160 employees to be involuntarily terminated as part of the closure. The Company fully paid all severance benefits during 2009 and 2010. In addition, the Company recorded approximately $2.6 million of accelerated depreciation expense in 2009 as a result of shortening the expected useful lives on certain machinery and equipment assets that the Company no longer utilized following the facility closure (see Note 9).

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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