Business Combination - Schedule of Pro Forma Financial Information (Details) - Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Combination
Net sales	$ 169,185	$ 161,392	$ 490,829	$ 444,762
Net income	7,813	6,203	17,223	19,505
Net income attributable to Universal Electronics Inc.	$ 7,813	$ 6,197	$ 17,184	$ 19,440
Basic earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.41	$ 1.19	$ 1.25
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Universal Electronics Inc. (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.41	$ 1.17	$ 1.23

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The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
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