| Information About Reportable Segments and Reconciliation | 
        
 
		
		 
		  
		
		 
		
			Information about reportable segments and reconciliation of such information to the consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			 
		 
		
			
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						UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES 
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						SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
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						(Dollars in thousands) 
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						Community Bank 
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						Mortgage 
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						Eliminations 
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						Consolidated 
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						Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 
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						Net interest income 
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						$ 
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64,162 
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317 
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64,479 
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						Provision for loan losses 
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1,800 
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1,800 
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						Net interest income after provision for loan losses 
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62,362 
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317 
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62,679 
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						Noninterest income 
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14,308 
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2,604 
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(170)
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16,742 
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						Noninterest expenses 
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56,188 
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3,903 
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(170)
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59,921 
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						Income (loss) before income taxes 
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20,482 
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(982)
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19,500 
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						Income tax expense (benefit) 
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4,930 
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(354)
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4,576 
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						Net income (loss) 
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15,552 
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(628)
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14,924 
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						Total assets 
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7,189,047 
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41,857 
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(36,570)
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7,194,334 
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						Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 
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						Net interest income 
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37,465 
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393 
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37,858 
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						Provision for loan losses 
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1,800 
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1,800 
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						Net interest income after provision for loan losses 
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35,665 
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393 
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36,058 
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						Noninterest income 
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7,322 
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2,062 
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(168)
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9,216 
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						Noninterest expenses 
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29,904 
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4,396 
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(168)
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34,132 
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						Income (loss) before income taxes 
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13,083 
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(1,941)
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11,142 
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						Income tax expense (benefit) 
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3,902 
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(706)
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3,196 
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						Net income (loss) 
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9,181 
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(1,235)
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7,946 
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						Total assets 
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4,041,661 
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69,010 
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(63,563)
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4,047,108 
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						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 
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						Net interest income 
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191,090 
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863 
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191,953 
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						Provision for loan losses 
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3,300 
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3,300 
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						Net interest income after provision for loan losses 
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187,790 
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863 
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188,653 
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						Noninterest income 
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40,224 
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7,932 
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(511)
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47,645 
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						Noninterest expenses 
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174,780 
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12,908 
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(511)
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187,177 
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						Income (loss) before income taxes 
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53,234 
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(4,113)
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49,121 
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						Income tax expense (benefit) 
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13,106 
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(1,504)
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11,602 
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						Net income (loss) 
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40,128 
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(2,609)
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37,519 
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						Total assets 
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7,189,047 
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						$ 
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41,857 
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(36,570)
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						$ 
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7,194,334 
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						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 
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						Net interest income 
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						$ 
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111,612 
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1,402 
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113,014 
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						Provision for loan losses 
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4,850 
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4,850 
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						Net interest income after provision for loan losses 
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106,762 
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1,402 
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108,164 
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						Noninterest income 
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20,266 
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10,586 
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(503)
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30,349 
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						Noninterest expenses 
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89,242 
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13,176 
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(503)
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101,915 
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						Income (loss) before income taxes 
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37,786 
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(1,188)
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36,598 
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						Income tax expense (benefit) 
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10,633 
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(427)
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10,206 
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						Net income (loss) 
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27,153 
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(761)
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26,392 
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						Total assets 
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4,041,661 
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						$ 
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69,010 
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(63,563)
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						$ 
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4,047,108 
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