Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT REPORTING DISCLOSURES (Information About Reportable Segments and Reconciliation) (Details)

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SEGMENT REPORTING DISCLOSURES (Information About Reportable Segments and Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Information about reportable segments and reconciliation      
Net interest income $ 255,018us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet $ 151,626us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet $ 154,355us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Provision for loan losses 7,800us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses 6,056us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses 12,200us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 247,218us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss 145,570us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss 142,155us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss
Noninterest income 61,287us-gaap_NoninterestIncome 38,728us-gaap_NoninterestIncome 41,068us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
Noninterest expenses 238,552us-gaap_NoninterestExpense 137,289us-gaap_NoninterestExpense 133,479us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
Income before income taxes 69,953us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 47,009us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 49,744us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income tax expense 17,362us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 12,513us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 14,333us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income 52,591us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 34,496us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 35,411us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Total assets 7,359,171us-gaap_Assets 4,176,571us-gaap_Assets 4,095,865us-gaap_Assets
Community Bank [Member]      
Information about reportable segments and reconciliation      
Net interest income 253,956us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
149,975us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
153,024us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Provision for loan losses 7,800us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
6,056us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
12,200us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 246,156us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
143,919us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
140,824us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Noninterest income 51,878us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
27,492us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
24,876us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Noninterest expenses 222,647us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
120,256us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
119,976us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Income before income taxes 75,387us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
51,155us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
45,724us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Income tax expense 19,298us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
14,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
12,858us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Net income 56,089us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
37,155us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
32,866us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Total assets 7,354,586us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
4,170,682us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
4,081,544us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_CommunityBankMember
Mortgage [Member]      
Information about reportable segments and reconciliation      
Net interest income 1,062us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
1,651us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
1,331us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 1,062us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
1,651us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
1,331us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Noninterest income 10,091us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
11,906us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
16,660us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Noninterest expenses 16,587us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
17,703us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
13,971us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Income before income taxes (5,434)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
(4,146)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
4,020us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Income tax expense (1,936)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
(1,487)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
1,475us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Net income (3,498)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
(2,659)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
2,545us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Total assets 51,485us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
63,715us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
187,836us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ubsh_MortgageMember
Eliminations [Member]      
Information about reportable segments and reconciliation      
Noninterest income (682)us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
(670)us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
(468)us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
Noninterest expenses (682)us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
(670)us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
(468)us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
Total assets $ (46,900)us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
$ (57,826)us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
$ (173,515)us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember