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Accounts Receivable, Net and Revenue Concentrations - Revenue by Significant Customer (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Net sales $ 138,389us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 147,780us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 146,315us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 129,845us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 136,134us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 142,389us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 136,109us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 114,722us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 562,329us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 529,354us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 463,090us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Sales [Member] | DIRECTV [Member]                      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 $ 58,622us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ueic_DirectvMember
$ 82,679us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ueic_DirectvMember
$ 78,325us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ueic_DirectvMember
Concentration risk                 10.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ueic_DirectvMember
15.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ueic_DirectvMember
16.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= ueic_DirectvMember