Document and Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 07, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000706698
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,684,000
Entity Public Float			$ 108,473,909
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3