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Performance-Based Common Stock Warrants - Fair Value Assumptions (Details) - Common stock purchase warrant - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value (in dollars per share) | $ 28.89 | $ 35.88 | $ 28.89 | $ 35.88
Price of Universal Electronics Inc. common stock (in dollars per share) | $ 67.210 | $ 71.155 | $ 67.210 | $ 71.155
Risk-free interest rate | 1.95% | 1.22% | 1.95% | 1.22%
Expected volatility | 35.05% | 41.17% | 35.05% | 41.17%
Expected life in years | 5 years 6 months | 6 years 6 months | 5 years 6 months | 6 years 6 months

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- Definition Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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