Business Combination (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Purchase Price Allocation

Management's purchase price allocation was the following:

(in thousands)	Estimated Lives	Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents		$	685
Accounts receivable		374
Inventories		1,412
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		253
Property, plant and equipment	1-4 years	16
Non-interest bearing liabilities		(1,557		)
Net tangible assets acquired		1,183
Trade name	7 years	400
Developed technology	4-14 years	9,080
Customer relationships	5 years	1,300
Goodwill		12,564
Total purchase price		24,527
Noncontrolling interest in Encore		(378		)
Net purchase price		24,149
Less: Contingent consideration		(11,200		)
Cash paid		$	12,949

Business Combination, Pro Forma Results

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)	2015		2014
Net sales	$	606,872	$	569,804
Net income	28,947		31,861
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	28,886		31,456
Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	1.89		1.99
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	1.86		1.95