| BORROWINGS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||
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| Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014
 Acquisitions, Prior To 2006 [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014
 LIBOR [Member] | May 31, 2014
 LIBOR [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014
 LIBOR [Member]
 Acquisitions, Prior To 2006 [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014
 StellarOne Bank [Member] | |
| Remaining available balance for the federal funds lines | $ 90,000,000 | $ 90,000,000 | $ 93,500,000 | |||||||
| Securities pledged as collateral for FHLB advances | 1,500,000,000 | 1,500,000,000 | 805,200,000 | |||||||
| Trust preferred capital notes principal balance | 58,500,000 | 32,000,000 | ||||||||
| Remaining fair value discount on acquired trust preferred capital notes | 7,300,000 | |||||||||
| Remaining fair value discount on subordinated debt | 897,000 | |||||||||
| Subordinated debt interest rate basis | LIBOR plus 1.45% | |||||||||
| LIBOR rate plus 1.5% | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.45% | |||||||
| Subordinated debt maturity date | Apr. 01, 2016 | |||||||||
| Subordinated debt | 17,500,000 | |||||||||
| Prepayment penalty | 19,600,000 | |||||||||
| Loans from Other Federal Home Loan Banks | 70,000,000 | |||||||||
| Remaining fair value premium on acquired FHLB advances | 2,600,000 | |||||||||
| Prepayment penalty amortization expense | 444,000 | 433,000 | 881,000 | 859,000 | ||||||
| Collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,100,000,000 | |||||||
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- Definition The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR. No definition available. 
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- Definition Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition Amount of the collateral pledged in support of federal home loan bank advances outstanding. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition Amount of maximum advances or credit lines available from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition Amount of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) loans from another FHLBank. No definition available. 
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- Definition Amount of income earned, after hedging basis adjustments, from fees charged for prepayment of certain Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) advances before original maturity. No definition available. 
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- Definition The cash inflow from issuance of preferred stocks by a business trust or other special purpose entity, mainly established by a bank holding entity, to third party investors. The trust's assets are deeply subordinated debentures of the bank holding entity. Most trust preferred securities are subject to a mandatory redemption upon the repayment of the debentures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of collateralized/uncollateralized debt obligation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion. Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind the primary lender of the company. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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