Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policy)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Financial Information for the Parent Company - Statements of Income) (Details)

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PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Financial Information for the Parent Company - Statements of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income:
Interest and dividend income	$ 274,945	$ 172,127	$ 181,863
Gains on securities transactions, net	1,695us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	21us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	190us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet
Other operating income	3,681	1,554	1,028
Expenses:
Interest expense	19,927us-gaap_InterestExpense	20,501us-gaap_InterestExpense	27,508us-gaap_InterestExpense
Occupancy expenses	20,136us-gaap_OccupancyNet	11,543us-gaap_OccupancyNet	12,150us-gaap_OccupancyNet
Furniture and equipment expenses	11,872us-gaap_EquipmentExpense	6,884us-gaap_EquipmentExpense	7,251us-gaap_EquipmentExpense
Other expenses	9,564us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense	7,776us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense	6,074us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense
Net income	52,591us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	34,496us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	35,411us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Comprehensive income	67,036	22,222	35,845
Parent Company [Member]
Income:
Interest and dividend income	5	6	8
Dividends received from subsidiaries	75,470	31,323	23,141
Equity in undistributed net income from subsidiaries	(15,482)	7,685	15,158
Other operating income	1,393	1,155	1,155
Total income	61,386	40,169	39,462
Expenses:
Interest expense	4,581	3,060	3,152
Occupancy expenses	573	583	586
Furniture and equipment expenses	20
Other expenses	3,621	2,030	313
Total expenses	8,795	5,673	4,051
Net income	52,591	34,496	35,411
Comprehensive income	$ 67,036	$ 22,222	$ 35,845

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