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General
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
General [Abstract]  
General

Note 1. General

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of First Community Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries (“First Community” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation have been made. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full calendar year. The Company has made certain reclassifications of prior period information necessary to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or stockholders’ equity.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2011 Form 10-K”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 2, 2012. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with standards for the preparation of interim consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2011 Form 10-K.

The Company operates in one business segment, Community Banking. The Community Banking segment consists of all operations, including commercial and consumer banking, lending activities, wealth management, and insurance services.

Significant Accounting Policies

A complete and detailed description of the Company’s significant accounting policies is included in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial and Supplementary Data,” of the Company’s 2011 Form 10-K and Note 1, “General,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements,” of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012. Additional discussion of the Company’s application of critical accounting estimates is included within “Application of Critical Accounting Estimates” in Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” herein.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There were no recent accounting pronouncements that had, or are likely to have, a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.