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Note 3 - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information - Goodwill Activity by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill - beginning | $ 16,419us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 16,344us-gaap_Goodwill
Effect of foreign currency translation | (12)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments | 75us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Goodwill - ending | 16,407us-gaap_Goodwill | 16,419us-gaap_Goodwill
Battery [Member] |  |
Goodwill - beginning | 4,926us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_BatteryMember | 4,851us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_BatteryMember
Effect of foreign currency translation | (142)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_BatteryMember | 75us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_BatteryMember
Goodwill - ending | 4,914us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_BatteryMember | 4,926us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_BatteryMember
Communications Systems |  |
Goodwill - beginning | 11,493us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_CommsMember | 11,493us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_CommsMember
Effect of foreign currency translation | 0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_CommsMember | 0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_CommsMember
Goodwill - ending | $ 11,493us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_CommsMember | $ 11,493us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = ulbi_CommsMember

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