CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (UDT: $278,475 and $277,698, respectively)	$ 29,848,798	$ 22,102,634
Receivables, net	15,618,717	14,633,375
Inventories, net	9,758,623	8,044,336
Prepaid expenses	558,875	1,035,301
Refundable income taxes	1,086,632	1,414,026
Deferred income taxes	1,168,749	1,208,848
Total current assets	58,040,394	48,438,520
Property, plant, and equipment (UDT: $2,099,960 and $2,756,792, respectively)	47,635,907	45,457,275
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (UDT: $(1,448,928) and $(1,640,818), respectively)	(34,289,450)	(32,882,135)
Net property, plant, and equipment	13,346,457	12,575,140
Goodwill	6,481,037	6,481,037
Intangible assets	398,499	593,829
Other assets	1,454,867	1,389,375
Total assets	79,721,254	69,477,901
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,344,480	2,837,462
Accrued expenses (UDT: $14,400 and $12,900, respectively)	5,540,163	6,679,381
Current installments of long-term debt (UDT: $0 and $39,246, respectively)	580,661	654,331
Total current liabilities	9,465,304	10,171,174
Long-term debt, excluding current installments (UDT: $0 and $627,629, respectively)	5,638,658	6,846,947
Deferred income taxes	1,292,378	880,775
Retirement and other liabilities	1,340,131	1,352,529
Total liabilities	17,736,471	19,251,425
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 6,554,746 in 2011 and 6,338,829 shares in 2010.	65,547	63,388
Additional paid-in capital	18,185,912	16,924,197
Retained earnings	43,059,074	32,712,904
Total UFP Technologies, Inc. stockholders' equity	61,310,533	49,700,489
Non-controlling interests	674,250	525,987
Total stockholders' equity	61,984,783	50,226,476
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 79,721,254	$ 69,477,901