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Leases - Prepaid Leases (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]    
Net book value of asset $ 76,135,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 75,570,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
People's Republic of China [Member]    
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]    
Number of factories 2ueic_PrepaidLeasedAssetsNumberOfUnits
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= country_CN
 
Guangzhou    
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]    
Net book value of prepaid lease 1,400,000us-gaap_PrepaidRent
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ueic_GuangzhouMember
 
Prepaid lease assets, remaining amortization period 15 years  
Guangzhou | Buildings on Prepaid Land    
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]    
Net book value of asset 13,400,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ueic_GuangzhouMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
 
Asset, remaining depreciable period 17 years  
Yangzhou    
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]    
Net book value of prepaid lease 2,800,000us-gaap_PrepaidRent
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ueic_YangzhouMember
 
Prepaid lease assets, remaining amortization period 44 years  
Yangzhou | Buildings on Prepaid Land    
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]    
Net book value of asset $ 23,600,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ueic_YangzhouMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
 
Asset, remaining depreciable period 25 years