Investments in Affiliates

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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, 2019		December 31, 2018
Sujan Cooper Standard AVS Private Limited	—		50	%
Nishikawa Cooper LLC	40	%	40	%
Polyrub Cooper Standard FTS Private Limited	35	%	35	%
Nishikawa Tachaplalert Cooper Ltd.	20	%	20	%
Yantai Leading Solutions Auto Parts Co., Ltd.	50	%	50	%

The Company’s aggregate investment in unconsolidated affiliates was $42,753 and $44,297 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company received dividends from unconsolidated affiliates of $4,917, $4,862 and $5,382 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. On April 1, 2019, the Company sold its equity interest in Sujan Cooper Standard AVS Private Limited in connection with the divestiture of its AVS product line. See Note 5. “Divestiture.”