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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 01, 1997
May 05, 2004
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Recognized stock compensation expense $ 17.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 16.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 11.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense    
Separation benefit plans expense 2.7unt_SeparationBenefitPlansExpense 2.4unt_SeparationBenefitPlansExpense 2.2unt_SeparationBenefitPlansExpense    
Employment contract period extension, years 1 year        
Grace period following the first anniversary 30 days        
Employee Thrift Plan [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Contribution of shares, common stock 120,333us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeBenefitPlan
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= unt_EmployeeThriftPlanMember
111,995us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeBenefitPlan
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= unt_EmployeeThriftPlanMember
95,598us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeBenefitPlan
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= unt_EmployeeThriftPlanMember
   
Recognized stock compensation expense 5.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= unt_EmployeeThriftPlanMember
6.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= unt_EmployeeThriftPlanMember
5.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= unt_EmployeeThriftPlanMember
   
Salary Deferral Plan [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Liability recorded under deferral plan $ 4.1us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
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= unt_SalaryDeferralPlanMember
$ 3.6us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
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= unt_SalaryDeferralPlanMember
     
Separation Plan [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Service period, years       20 years  
Maximum period benefit, weeks       104unt_DefinedBenefitPlanMaximumPeriodBenefit
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= unt_SeparationPlanMember
 
Special Separation Benefit Plan [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Service period, years         20 years
Age limit         65unt_DefinedBenefitPlanAge
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= unt_SpecialSeparationBenefitPlanMember
Change Of Control Contracts [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Employee contract period, years 3unt_DefinedBenefitPlanEmployeeContractPeriod
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= unt_ChangeOfControlContractsMember
       
Multiple for determination compensation 2.9unt_DefinedBenefitPlanMultipleForExecutiveCompensation
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= unt_ChangeOfControlContractsMember
       
Plan 401k [Member]          
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]          
Additional period for 401k, years 3 years