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ACQUISITIONS (Outstanding Principal Balance and Carrying Amount of Acquired Impaired Loans) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Jan. 01, 2014
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Total | $ 105,788us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAcquiredWithDeterioratedCreditQuality | $ 3,622us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAcquiredWithDeterioratedCreditQuality | $ 4,565us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAcquiredWithDeterioratedCreditQuality | |
| StellarOne Bank [Member] | ||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
| Contractually required principal and interest payments |
214,803us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodContractuallyRequiredPaymentsReceivableAtAcquisition / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ubsh_StellaroneBankMember |
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| Nonaccretable difference |
(34,696)us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNonaccretableDifference / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ubsh_StellaroneBankMember |
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| Cash flows expected to be collected |
180,107us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodCashFlowsExpectedToBeCollectedAtAcquisition / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ubsh_StellaroneBankMember |
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| Accretable difference |
(34,653)us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferAccretableYield / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ubsh_StellaroneBankMember |
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| Total |
$ 145,454us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAcquiredWithDeterioratedCreditQuality / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = ubsh_StellaroneBankMember |
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- Definition
The aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans with deteriorating of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. No definition available.
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The amount of the loan's contractually required payments receivable in excess of the amount of its cash flows expected to be collected. This relates to loans with deteriorating of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. No definition available.
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Amount of cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of contractually required payments receivable at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The balance of financing receivables that were acquired with deteriorated credit quality. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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