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Stockholders' Equity (Details 6) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2008
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Aug. 01, 2014
Feb. 28, 2013
Share Repurchase            
Cost of shares repurchased $ 483,077,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 42,439,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 188,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod      
Shareholder Rights Plan            
Purchase price of each Right, before the amendment and restatement of the Rights (in dollars per one one-thousandth of a share)       64.75uthr_ClassOfWarrantOrRightPurchasePriceOfRightBeforeAmendmentAndRestatement    
Purchase price of each Right, after the amendment and restatement of the Rights (in dollars per one one-thousandth of a share)       400.00uthr_ClassOfWarrantOrRightPurchasePriceOfRightAfterAmendmentAndRestatement    
Number of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock each Right entitles a holder to purchase       0.001uthr_ClassOfWarrantOrRightSharesOfSeriesAJuniorParticipatingPreferredStockPerRight    
Minimum ownership percentage in the outstanding shares of voting stock from the commencement of a tender offer that would result in the exercise of shares under one condition of the Agreement (as a percent)       15.00%uthr_ClassOfWarrantOrRightConditionOnExerciseOfRightsMinimumPercentageOfCommonStockToBeAcquiredInTenderOffer    
2014 Share Repurchase Program            
Share Repurchase            
Authorized aggregate repurchases of common stock 500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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      500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Period over which shares may be purchased under share repurchase program 1 year          
Repurchased shares of common stock 887,114us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Cost of shares repurchased 105,500,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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2013 Share Repurchase Program            
Share Repurchase            
Authorized aggregate repurchases of common stock           420,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Repurchased shares of common stock 4,600,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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2012 Share Repurchase Program            
Share Repurchase            
Repurchased shares of common stock     4,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Cost of shares repurchased     $ 188,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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