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Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Description of Business	Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	Description of Business Universal Electronics Inc. ("UEI"), based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a global leader in universal wireless control solutions for the home. We design, develop, manufacture, ship and support home entertainment control products, technology and software solutions, climate control solutions, wireless sensor and smart home control products and audio-video ("AV") accessories that are used by the world's leading brands in the home entertainment, climate control, consumer electronics, security, home automation and home appliance markets. In addition, over the past 38 years, we have developed a broad portfolio of patented technologies and cloud-based connectivity and control software solutions that we license to our customers, including many leading Fortune 500 companies. Distribution methods for our control solutions vary depending on the sales channel. We distribute remote control devices, connected thermostats, integrated circuits ("ICs"), smart home automation and security sensors and AV accessories directly to video and security service providers and original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), both domestically and internationally. We distribute connected and smart thermostats and home security sensors to pro-security installers and hospitality system integrators in the United States and Europe through a network of national and regional distributors and dealers. Additionally, we sell our wireless control devices and AV accessories under the One For All®, Ecolink® and private label brand names to retailers in key markets, such as in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. We utilize third-party distributors for the retail channel in countries where we do not have subsidiaries. As used herein, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to Universal Electronics Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates the contrary.