Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details)

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SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) security
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available for sale securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months	$ 27,800,000	$ 75,000,000.0
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer, accumulated loss	314,000	696,000
AFS securities in an unrealized loss, credit related impairment	0	$ 0
Available for sale securities, allowance for credit losses	0
Available for sale securities past due or non-accrual	0
HTM securities, additional reserve for allowance for credit losses	0
Held to maturity securities, past due	$ 0
Federal Home Loan Bank requires Bank to maintain percentage of stock equal to outstanding borrowings	4.25%	4.25%
Percentage of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reserve	6.00%	6.00%
Restricted equity securities consist of Federal Reserve Bank stock	$ 67,000,000.0	$ 67,000,000.0
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	$ 45,200,000	$ 63,900,000
Available-for-sale Securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available for sale securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months, Number of issues \| security	18	47
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
SSFA rating percentage	20.00%

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