Investments in Affiliates (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Investments in Affiliates [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

Investments in Affiliates

The Company’s beneficial ownership in affiliates accounted for under the equity method was as follows:

Name	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Sujan Cooper Standard AVS Private Limited	50	%	50	%
Nishikawa Cooper LLC	40	%	40	%
Polyrub Cooper Standard FTS Private Limited	35	%	35	%
Nishikawa Tachaplalert Cooper Ltd.	20	%	20	%

The Company’s aggregate investment in unconsolidated affiliates was $42,634 and $42,606 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company received dividends from unconsolidated affiliates of $5,382, $3,022 and $1,917 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.