CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2023		Mar. 31, 2022
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS [Abstract]
Net sales	[1]	$ 328,028		$ 322,831
Cost of sales		236,761		232,991
Gross profit		91,267		89,840
Selling, general and administrative expenses		69,633		62,884
Restructuring and integration expenses		912	[2]	41
Other income, net		24		0
Operating income		20,746		26,915
Other non-operating income, net		225		1,449
Interest expense		3,862		805
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		17,109		27,559
Provision for income taxes		4,372		7,005
Earnings from continuing operations		12,737		20,554
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(780)		(1,116)
Net earnings		11,957		19,438
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest		39		(8)
Net earnings attributable to SMP	[3]	11,918		19,446
Net earnings attributable to SMP
Earnings from continuing operations		12,698		20,562
Discontinued operations		(780)		(1,116)
Net earnings attributable to SMP	[3]	$ 11,918		$ 19,446
Net earnings per common share - Basic:
Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.59		$ 0.94
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.04)		(0.06)
Net earnings per common share - Basic (in dollars per share)		0.55		0.88
Net earnings per common share - Diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		0.57		0.91
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.03)		(0.04)
Net earnings per common share - Diluted (in dollars per share)		0.54		0.87
Dividend declared per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.29		$ 0.27
Average number of common shares (in shares)		21,609,618		21,978,507
Average number of common shares and dilutive common shares (in shares)		22,097,750		22,477,819

[1] There are no intersegment sales among our Vehicle Control, Temperature Control and Engineered Solutions operating segments.

[2] Restructuring and integration expenses incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023 consist of $0.3 million in our Vehicle Control segment, $0.5 million in our Temperature Control segment and $0.1 million in our Engineered Solutions segment.

[3] Throughout this Form 10-Q, “SMP” refers to Standard Motor Products, Inc. and subsidiaries.