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REINSURANCE (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Reinsurance recoverables $ 86,810,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables $ 87,451,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables
Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]    
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Reinsurance recoverables 15,595,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 6,090,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Property and Casualty Insurance [Member] | Casualty Excess and Property Excess [Member]    
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Aggregate annual deductible 4,000ufcs_ReinsuranceDeductiblePerIncident
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= ufcs_CasualtyExcessandPropertyExcessMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 3,000,000ufcs_ReinsuranceDeductiblePerIncident
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= ufcs_CasualtyExcessandPropertyExcessMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Life Insurance [Member]    
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Number of reinsurers ceded approximately 99% of ceded life insurance in force 5ufcs_NumberOfReinsurersApproximatelyNintyNinePercentCededLifeInsuranceInForce
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Life Insurance [Member] | Top Five Reinsurers [Member]    
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Percentage of insurance in force 99.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_CededCreditRiskAxis
= ufcs_TopFiveReinsurersMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Life Insurance [Member] | Individual Insurance Policies [Member]    
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Stated retention 300,000ufcs_ReinsuranceStatedRetentionAmountPerIncident
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_IndividualPoliciesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Percentage of coverage 100.00%ufcs_ReinsurancePercentageOfCoverage
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_IndividualPoliciesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Reinsurance coverage amount 250,000ufcs_ReinsuranceCoverageAmountPerIncident
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_IndividualPoliciesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Life Insurance [Member] | Group Insurance Policies [Member]    
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Percentage of coverage 50.00%ufcs_ReinsurancePercentageOfCoverage
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_GroupPoliciesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Retention amount 75,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRetentionPolicyAmountRetained
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_GroupPoliciesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Life Insurance [Member] | Catastrophe [Member]    
Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Stated retention 1,000,000ufcs_ReinsuranceStatedRetentionAmountPerIncident
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Reinsurance coverage amount $ 5,000,000ufcs_ReinsuranceCoverageAmountPerIncident
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CatastropheMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_LifeInsuranceSegmentMember