ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 4 - Loans - Analysis of Allowance for Loans Losses by Portfolio Segment (Details)

Note 4 - Loans - Analysis of Allowance for Loans Losses by Portfolio Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Balance, beginning of year	$ 51,893	$ 43,419	$ 35,629
Charge-offs	(16,332)	(5,198)	(5,744)
Recoveries	620	274	687
Provision	23,225	13,398	12,847
Balance, end of year	59,406	51,893	43,419
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	5,609	8,152
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	53,797	43,741
Loans	5,851,261	4,911,770
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	40,510	45,589
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	5,810,751	4,866,181
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Balance, beginning of year	28,872	21,495
Charge-offs	(13,910)	(3,791)
Recoveries	337	49
Provision	17,581	11,119
Balance, end of year	32,880	28,872	21,495
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,276	6,607
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	28,604	22,265
Loans	2,279,366	1,982,267
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	26,447	27,922
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	2,252,919	1,954,345
Real Estate Portfolio Segment[Member]
Loans	2,928,808	2,539,207
Real Estate Portfolio Segment[Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Balance, beginning of year	5,125	5,432
Charge-offs	(56)	(815)
Recoveries	168	76
Provision	(248)	432
Balance, end of year	4,989	5,125	5,432
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	120	923
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,869	4,202
Loans	580,874	335,085
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,571	4,314
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	579,303	330,771
Real Estate Portfolio Segment[Member] \| Real Estate Loan [Member]
Balance, beginning of year	17,504	16,061
Charge-offs	(2,056)	(380)
Recoveries	89	146
Provision	5,485	1,677
Balance, end of year	21,022	17,504	16,061
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,163	622
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	19,859	16,882
Loans	2,928,808	2,539,207
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	12,404	13,350
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	2,916,404	2,525,857
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Balance, beginning of year	392	431
Charge-offs	(310)	(212)
Recoveries	26	3
Provision	407	170
Balance, end of year	515	392	$ 431
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	50
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	465	392
Loans	62,213	55,211
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	88	3
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	$ 62,125	$ 55,208