CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 161,406	$ 150,658
Cost of sales	120,372	113,011
Gross profit	41,034	37,647
Research and development expenses	5,498	5,186
Factory transition restructuring charges	5,250	1,433
Selling, general and administrative expenses	30,651	27,987
Operating income (loss)	(365)	3,041
Interest income (expense), net	(393)	(267)
Other income (expense), net	583	720
Income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit)	(175)	3,494
Income tax provision (benefit)	(294)	751
Net income	119	2,743
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	22
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$ 119	$ 2,721
Earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.19
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.19
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	14,449	14,373
Diluted (in shares)	14,717	14,637