Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 05, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000706698
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,758,170
Entity Public Float			$ 199,695,980
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	utmd