Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 03, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000706698
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,761,300
Entity Public Float			$ 211,926,960
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	Q3
Trading Symbol	utmd