Sales (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Revenue, Net, Total |
$ 7,387us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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$ 6,147us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
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100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
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Company A [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
6,098us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyMember
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3,675us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyMember
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
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59.80%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyMember
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Company A [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
82.50%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyMember
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Company B [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
1,282us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyBMember
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
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0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyBMember
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Company B [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
17.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyBMember
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Company C [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
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2,312us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyCMember
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
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37.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyCMember
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Company C [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyCMember
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Company A,B and C [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
7,380us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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5,987us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
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97.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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Company A,B and C [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
99.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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Company A,B and C [Member] | Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Disposal fees |
$ 7us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesGross / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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$ 160us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesGross / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
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2.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNetMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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Company A,B and C [Member] | Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |
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Concentration Risk [Line Items] |
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Concentration Risk, Percentage |
0.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = urg_CompanyAndBMember
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