Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net sales	$ 31,952,223	$ 31,503,588
Cost of sales	22,750,861	22,702,040
Gross profit	9,201,362	8,801,548
Selling, general & administrative expenses	5,518,525	5,725,544
Gain on sale of fixed assets	(5,463)	(833,792)
Operating income	3,688,300	3,909,796
Interest expense, net	15,508	(2,430)
Other expense	2,058
Income before income tax expense	3,670,734	3,912,226
Income tax expense	1,322,000	1,279,058
Net income from consolidated operations	2,348,734	2,633,168
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(428,285)
Net income attributable to UFP Technologies, Inc.	$ 2,348,734	$ 2,204,883
Net income per share attributable to UFP Technologies, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.34
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.32
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	6,588,367	6,393,521
Diluted (in shares)	7,030,197	6,969,361