Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 06, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Unico American Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000100716
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer?	No
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer?	No
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 25,921,651
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,329,313
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015