DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 05, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	VANTAGESOUTH BANCSHARES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001143921
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	VSB
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		46,038,808
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013