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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Acquired Loan Portfolio and Accretable Yield) (Details)

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Acquired Loan Portfolio and Accretable Yield) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Accretable Yield    
Balance at beginning of period $ 28,956us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield $ 2,980us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield
Additions   34,653us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions
Accretion (1,501)us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion (1,846)us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion
Reclass of nonaccretable difference due to improvement in expected cash flows 2,695us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference  
Other non-credit changes, net (5,619)ubsh_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldOtherNet [1] (1,365)ubsh_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldOtherNet [1]
Balance at end of period $ 24,531us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield $ 34,422us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield
[1] This line item represents changes in the cash flows expected to be collected due to the impact of non-credit changes such as prepayment assumptions, changes in interest rates on variable rate PCI loans, and discounted payoffs that occurred in the quarter.