Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Balances of Commitments and Contingencies) (Details)

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Balances of Commitments and Contingencies) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:    
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk $ 1,768,827us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability $ 994,621us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability
Commitments with balance sheet risk:    
Loans held for sale 42,519ubsh_LoansHeldForSaleNetWithBalanceSheetRisk 53,185ubsh_LoansHeldForSaleNetWithBalanceSheetRisk
Total other commitments 1,811,346us-gaap_OtherCommitment 1,047,806us-gaap_OtherCommitment
Commitments to Extend Credit [Member]    
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:    
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk 1,601,287us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
[1] 891,680us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
[1]
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]    
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:    
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk 117,988us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
48,107us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]    
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:    
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk $ 49,552us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember
$ 54,834us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksAmountLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember
[1] Includes unfunded overdraft protection.