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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Details) (1989 Employee Stock Ownership Plan [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]      
Term of eligibility 1 year    
Minimum hours required in the term of service for eligibility 1,000useg_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanEsopMinimumHoursRequiredInTermOfServiceForEligibility    
Initial vesting percentage (in hundredths) 20.00%useg_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanEsopInitialVestingPercentage    
Vesting period 3 years    
Annual vesting percentage (in hundredths) 20.00%useg_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanEsopAnnualVestingPercentage    
Service period requirement to be Fully Vested 7 years    
Maximum employee's total compensation paid as basis for contribution into ESOP $ 260,000useg_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanEsopTotalCompensationPaidAsBasisForContributionIntoEsopMaximum $ 255,000useg_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanEsopTotalCompensationPaidAsBasisForContributionIntoEsopMaximum $ 250,000useg_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanEsopTotalCompensationPaidAsBasisForContributionIntoEsopMaximum
Shares contributed to ESOP (in shares) 141,721us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesContributedToESOP 53,276us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesContributedToESOP 161,624us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesContributedToESOP
Share price of shares included in ESOP (in dollars per share) $ 1.48us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPWeightedAveragePurchasePriceOfSharesPurchased $ 3.76us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPWeightedAveragePurchasePriceOfSharesPurchased $ 1.50us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPWeightedAveragePurchasePriceOfSharesPurchased
ESOP contribution expense $ 209,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense $ 200,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense $ 243,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense
Minimum [Member]
     
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]      
ESOP funding percentages (in hundredths) 10.00%useg_EsopFundingPercentages
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Maximum [Member]
     
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]      
ESOP funding percentages (in hundredths) 15.00%useg_EsopFundingPercentages
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