Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Loans Receivables Related Risk Rating Including Purchased Impaired Loans) (Details)

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Loans Receivables Related Risk Rating Including Purchased Impaired Loans) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating $ 3,730,248us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet $ 2,160,973us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
Commercial Construction [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 337,498us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
213,675us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 844,276us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
500,764us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 1,480,290us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
755,905us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
Raw Land and Lots [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 203,798us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
185,072us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
Single Family Investment Real Estate [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 395,615us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
237,365us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
Commercial and Industrial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 389,921us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
215,702us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
Other Commercial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 78,850us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
52,490us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
4 [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 2,662,344us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
1,340,160us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
4 [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 289,064us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
148,251us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
4 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 620,587us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
324,394us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
4 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 1,041,515us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
453,279us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
4 [Member] | Raw Land and Lots [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 128,281us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
98,927us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
4 [Member] | Single Family Investment Real Estate [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 311,900us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
168,564us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
4 [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 230,084us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
123,585us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
4 [Member] | Other Commercial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 40,913us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
23,160us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFourMember
5 [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 89,056us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
95,557us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
5 [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 11,932us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
20,370us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
5 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 15,003us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
10,017us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
5 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 22,358us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
21,953us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
5 [Member] | Raw Land and Lots [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 16,803us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
14,132us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
5 [Member] | Single Family Investment Real Estate [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 9,750us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
12,302us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
5 [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 9,392us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
8,254us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
5 [Member] | Other Commercial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 3,818us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
8,529us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingFiveMember
6 [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 63,672us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
109,392us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
6 [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 10,906us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
13,772us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
6 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 7,688us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
10,926us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
6 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 28,388us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
46,084us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
6 [Member] | Raw Land and Lots [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 4,783us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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16,439us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
6 [Member] | Single Family Investment Real Estate [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 6,680us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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11,522us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
6 [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 4,383us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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8,752us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
6 [Member] | Other Commercial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 844us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
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1,897us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSixMember
7 [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 109,268us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSevenMember
80,274us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSevenMember
7 [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 3,084us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
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6,883us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSevenMember
7 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 15,209us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
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5,795us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSevenMember
7 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 31,766us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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9,887us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSevenMember
7 [Member] | Raw Land and Lots [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 42,769us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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46,926us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_RawLandAndLotsMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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7 [Member] | Single Family Investment Real Estate [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 7,647us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_SingleFamilyInvestmentRealEstateMember
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6,650us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSevenMember
7 [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 7,089us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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3,822us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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7 [Member] | Other Commercial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 1,704us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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311us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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= ubsh_OtherCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingSevenMember
8 [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating    2,541us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingEightMember
8 [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating      
8 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating      
8 [Member] | Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating      
8 [Member] | Raw Land and Lots [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating      
8 [Member] | Single Family Investment Real Estate [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating      
8 [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating    2,541us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ubsh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= ubsh_LoansReceivablesRelatedRiskRatingEightMember
8 [Member] | Other Commercial [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating      
Purchased Impaired [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating 94,235us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating     
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating     
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Loans receivables related risk rating     
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating     
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating     
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans receivables related risk rating