Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Document and Entity Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
May 05, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]    
Entity Registrant Name Union Bankshares Corp  
Entity Central Index Key 0000883948  
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2014  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2014  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   46,272,121