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

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Allowance for Loan Loss Activity, by Portfolio Segment, Balances for Allowance for Credit Losses, and Loans Based on Impairment Methodology) (Details)

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Allowance for Loan Loss Activity, by Portfolio Segment, Balances for Allowance for Credit Losses, and Loans Based on Impairment Methodology) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of the year	$ 30,135	$ 34,916	$ 39,470
Recoveries credited to allowance	3,469	2,781	1,711
Loans charged off	(9,020)	(13,618)	(18,465)
Provision charged to operations	7,800us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	6,056us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	12,200us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Balance, end of period	32,384	30,135	34,916
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	4,531	1,963	8,502
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	27,853	28,172	26,292
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality			122
Total	32,384	30,135	34,916
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	130,413	108,999	150,810
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	5,109,795	2,926,747	2,811,472
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	105,788	3,622	4,565
Total Loans	5,345,996	3,039,368	2,966,847
Commercial [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of the year	19,908	24,809	27,972
Recoveries credited to allowance	1,963	1,496	589
Loans charged off	(4,635)	(8,534)	(12,852)
Provision charged to operations	5,116	2,137	9,100
Balance, end of period	22,352	19,908	24,809
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	3,697	1,152	6,626
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	18,655	18,756	18,061
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality			122
Total	22,352	19,908	24,809
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	123,171	101,894	143,330
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	3,607,077	2,059,079	1,956,184
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	94,235	2,732	3,594
Total Loans	3,824,483	2,163,705	2,103,108
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of the year	10,227	10,107	11,498
Recoveries credited to allowance	1,506	1,285	1,122
Loans charged off	(4,385)	(5,084)	(5,613)
Provision charged to operations	2,684	3,919	3,100
Balance, end of period	10,032	10,227	10,107
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	834	811	1,876
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	9,198	9,416	8,231
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total	10,032	10,227	10,107
Loans:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	7,242	7,105	7,480
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	1,502,718	867,668	855,288
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	11,553	890	971
Total Loans	$ 1,521,513	$ 875,663	$ 863,739