Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2015
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Registrant Name	UNITED BANCSHARES INC /PA
Registrant CIK	0000944792
SEC Form	10-K
Period End date	Dec. 31, 2015
Fiscal Year End	--12-31
Trading Symbol	usbi
Tax Identification Number (TIN)	232802415
Number of common stock shares outstanding		826,921
Public Float			$ 0
Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Current with reporting	Yes
Voluntary filer	No
Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Contained File Information, File Number	0-25976
Entity Incorporation, State Country Name	Pennsylvania
Entity Address, Address Line One	The Graham Building, 30 South 15th Street, Suite 1200
Entity Address, City or Town	Philadelphia
Entity Address, State or Province	Pennsylvania
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	19102
City Area Code	215
Local Phone Number	351-4600

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