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

BORROWINGS (Narrative) (Details)

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BORROWINGS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
BORROWINGS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2019	Feb. 01, 2019	Aug. 23, 2012	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Remaining available balance for the federal funds lines					$ 682,000,000.0	$ 382,000,000.0
Remaining borrowing capacity with correspondent banks					25,000,000.0	25,000,000.0
Maximum collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB					5,200,000,000	4,000,000,000.0
Subordinated debt				$ 150,000,000.0	158,500,000	158,500,000
Prepayment penalty			$ 19,600,000
Unamortized prepayment penalty recognized as a component of noninterest expense	$ 7,400,000
Trust Preferred Capital Notes
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Trust preferred capital notes principal balance					150,500,000
Remaining fair value discount on acquired notes					14,900,000
Subordinated Debt
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Remaining fair value discount on acquired notes					$ 1,400,000	$ 1,600,000
Stated percentage on debt instrument				5.00%
Subordinated debt maturity date				Dec. 15, 2021	Dec. 15, 2026
LIBOR \| Subordinated Debt
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Three-month LIBOR rate plus					3.175%
Acquisitions, Prior To 2006
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Trust preferred capital notes principal balance					$ 58,500,000
StellarOne Bank and Xenith [Member] \| Trust Preferred Capital Notes
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Trust preferred securities acquired					87,000,000.0
Xenith
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Subordinated debt							$ 8,500,000
Xenith \| Subordinated Debt
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Remaining fair value discount on acquired notes					$ 51,000		$ 259,000
Stated percentage on debt instrument							6.75%
Access National Bank
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Trust preferred securities acquired		$ 5,000,000.0

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