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Inventories, Net and Significant Suppliers - Inventory Reserves (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory      
Balance at beginning of period $ 2,714,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves $ 2,024,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves $ 3,447,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
Additions charged to costs and expenses 3,181,000ueic_InventoryValuationReservePeriodCharge [1] 3,387,000ueic_InventoryValuationReservePeriodCharge [1] 2,511,000ueic_InventoryValuationReservePeriodCharge [1]
Sell through (869,000)ueic_InventoryValuationReserveAdjustmentsSales [2] (365,000)ueic_InventoryValuationReserveAdjustmentsSales [2] (1,166,000)ueic_InventoryValuationReserveAdjustmentsSales [2]
Write-offs/FX effects (2,487,000)ueic_InventoryValuationReserveWriteOffsAndEffectOfExchangeRate (2,332,000)ueic_InventoryValuationReserveWriteOffsAndEffectOfExchangeRate (2,768,000)ueic_InventoryValuationReserveWriteOffsAndEffectOfExchangeRate
Balance at end of period 2,539,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves 2,714,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves 2,024,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
Inventory scrapped during production $ 300,000ueic_InventoryScrappedDuringProduction $ 300,000ueic_InventoryScrappedDuringProduction $ 500,000ueic_InventoryScrappedDuringProduction
[1] The additions charged to costs and expenses do not include inventory directly written-off that was scrapped during production totaling $0.3 million, $0.3 million, and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. These amounts are production waste and are not included in management’s reserve for excess and obsolete inventory.
[2] These amounts represent the reversal of reserves associated with inventory items that were sold during the period.