Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 23, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	UNITED BANCSHARES INC /PA
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000944792
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,068,588
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation	Apr. 08, 1993
Entity Public Float			$ 0