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STATUTORY REPORTING, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AND DIVIDENDS AND RETAINED EARNINGS RESTRICTIONS (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 04, 2013
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Payment of cash dividends $ 19,680,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends $ 17,484,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends $ 15,269,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends  
United Fire & Casualty Company [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Intercompany dividend payments that are eliminated in Consolidated Financial Statements 29,000,000us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ufcs_UnitedFireCasualtyCompanyMember		 13,175,000us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ufcs_UnitedFireCasualtyCompanyMember		 26,950,000us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ufcs_UnitedFireCasualtyCompanyMember		  
Subsidiaries [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Intercompany dividend payments that are eliminated in Consolidated Financial Statements 13,500,000us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember		 26,335,000us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember		 19,750,000us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember		  
United Life [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Statutory Capital and Surplus 1,635,364,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ufcs_UnitedLifeMember		      
Net assets on statutory basis, in excess of the legal reserve requirement 218,711,000ufcs_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalandSurplusinExcessofReserveRequirement
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ufcs_UnitedLifeMember		      
Amount of dividend payment without approval from the commissioner 5,567,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPaymentsWithoutRegulatoryApproval
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ufcs_UnitedLifeMember		      
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Maximum borrowing capacity 125,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		     125,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
State of Iowa Insurance Department [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Maximum dividend distribution without prior approval 39,587,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPayments
/ us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesByJurisdictionAxis
= ufcs_StateOfIowaInsuranceDepartmentMember		      
Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Statutory Capital and Surplus 685,866,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 [1] 665,772,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 [1] 585,986,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 [1]  
Statutory Net Income 54,233,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 [1] 84,255,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 [1] 34,468,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember		 [1]  
Life, Accident and Health [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Statutory Capital and Surplus 155,667,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ufcs_LifeAccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember		 157,974,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ufcs_LifeAccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember		 158,720,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ufcs_LifeAccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember		  
Statutory Net Income $ 3,517,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ufcs_LifeAccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember		 $ 5,942,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ufcs_LifeAccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember		 $ 7,420,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ufcs_LifeAccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember		  
[1] Because United Fire & Casualty Company owns United Life Insurance Company, the property and casualty statutory capital and surplus includes life, accident and health statutory capital and surplus, and therefore represents our total consolidated statutory capital and surplus.