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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations Income Tax Reconciliation Abstract                      
Income tax provision (benefit) computed at the U.S. statutory rate                 $ 187,959us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 81,978us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (1,006,989)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income tax provision net of federal benefit                 8,023us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1,329us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (136,112)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Valuation allowance                 (199,038)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (81,923)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 446,148us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Tax Effect Of Rate Change                 15,457upl_TaxEffectOfRateChange (2,871)upl_TaxEffectOfRateChange 1,358upl_TaxEffectOfRateChange
Foreign tax rate differential                 (16,314)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (3,508)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (5,531)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Other, net                 (1,911)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 1,379us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 913us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Total income tax (benefit) $ (3,901)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (1,383)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (544)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (6,856)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 381us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 1,491us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 1,368us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (5,824)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (3,616)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (700,213)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit