Stockholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]

The table below provides a reconciliation of the carrying amount of total stockholders’ equity, including stockholders’ equity attributable to Tower International, Inc. (“Tower”) and equity attributable to the noncontrolling interests (“NCI”) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014						2013
	Tower		NCI		Total		Tower		NCI		Total
Stockholders' equity beginning balance	$	74,375	$	62,494	$	136,869	$	63,247	$	77,627	$	140,874
Net income		14,855		423		15,278		2,548		1,986		4,534
Other comprehensive income / (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(970)		(1,586)		(2,556)		(7,692)		249		(7,443)
Unrealized loss on qualifying cash flow hedge, net		(117)		-		(117)		(136)		-		(136)
Total comprehensive income / (loss)		13,768		(1,163)		12,605		(5,280)		2,235		(3,045)
Vesting of RSUs		1		-		1		1		-		1
Treasury stock		(889)		-		(889)		(275)		-		(275)
Share based compensation expense		1,204		-		1,204		1,185		-		1,185
Proceeds from stock options exercised		658		-		658		-		-		-
Noncontrolling interest dividends		-		(2,149)		(2,149)		-		-		-
Stockholders' equity ending balance	$	89,117	$	59,182	$	148,299	$	58,878	$	79,862	$	138,740

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (in thousands): 

	As of March 31,		As of December 31,		Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to
	2014		2013		Tower
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	23,993	$	24,963	$	(970)
Defined benefit plans, net of tax of $13.7 million		(12,833)		(12,833)		-
Unrealized loss on qualifying cash flow hedge, net		-		117		(117)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	11,160	$	12,247	$	(1,087)

Schedule Of Changes In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component (in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2014: 

	Unrealized Loss on Qualifying Cash Flow Hedge		Defined Benefit Plan, Net		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Total
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	117	$	(12,833)	$	24,963	$	12,247
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(117)		-		(970)		(1,087)
Amounts reclassified from other accumulated comprehensive income		-		-		-		-
Net current-period other comprehensive loss		(117)		-		(970)		(1,087)
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	-	$	(12,833)	$	23,993	$	11,160

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component (in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2013: 

	Unrealized Losses on Qualifying Cash Flow Hedge		Defined Benefit Plan, Net		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Total
Beginning Balance	$	(48)	$	(30,350)	$	17,914	$	(12,484)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(136)		-		(7,692)		(7,828)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		-		-		-		-
Net current-period other comprehensive loss		(136)		-		(7,692)		(7,828)
Ending balance	$	(184)	$	(30,350)	$	10,222	$	(20,312)