REGULATORY MATTERS (The Company's And Bank's Actual Capital Amounts And Ratios) (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Servisfirst Bank [Member] | ||
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Amount |
$ 397,748us-gaap_Capital / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
$ 341,256us-gaap_Capital / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio |
11.62%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
11.64%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount |
273,939us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
234,601us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio |
8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount |
342,424us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
293,252us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio |
10.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
10.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Amount |
362,119us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
310,593us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio |
10.58%us-gaap_ExcessTierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
10.59%us-gaap_ExcessTierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount |
136,970us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
117,301us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount |
205,454us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
175,951us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio |
6.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
6.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, Actual Amount |
362,119us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
310,593us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, Actual Ratio |
8.92%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
8.98%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount |
162,375us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
138,331us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Amount |
202,969us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
172,913us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions, Ratio |
5.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToAverageAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
5.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToAverageAssets / sfbs_ServisfirstBankAxis = sfbs_ServisfirstBankMember |
Consolidated Entities [Member] | ||
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Amount |
458,073us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
343,904us-gaap_Capital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio |
13.38%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
11.73%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount |
273,943us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
234,617us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio |
8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Amount |
402,471us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
293,301us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Actual Ratio |
11.75%us-gaap_ExcessTierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
10.00%us-gaap_ExcessTierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount |
136,972us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
117,308us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, Actual Amount |
402,471us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
293,301us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, Actual Ratio |
9.91%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
8.48%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount |
$ 162,377us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
$ 138,373us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
Tier I Capital to Average Assets, For Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidatedEntitiesMember |
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The amount of total capital as defined in the regulations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The minimum amount of Total Capital required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The minimum Total risk based capital ratio (total capital divided by risk weighted assets) required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of Total Capital required to be categorized as well as capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The Total risk based capital ratio (total capital divided by risk weighted assets) required to be categorized as "well capitalized", in the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total Capital divided by risk weighted assets as defined in the regulations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of excess Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (which consists of the types of financial capital considered the most reliable and liquid, primarily Shareholders' equity. Examples of Tier 1 capital are common stock or unit, preferred stock or unit that is irredeemable and noncumulative, and retained earnings) divided by risk-weighted assets which are assets that are weighted for credit risk according to a formula used by the Reserve Bank. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tier 1 Leverage Capital as defined in the regulations. Also called Core Capital. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The minimum amount of Tier 1 Leverage Capital required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The minimum amount of Tier 1 Leverage Capital for capital adequacy purposes divided by average assets as defined in the regulations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of Tier 1 Leverage Capital required to be categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of Tier 1 Leverage Capital required to be categorized as well capitalized divided by average assets as defined in the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tier 1 Leverage Capital divided by average assets as defined in the regulations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tier 1 Risk Based Capital as defined in the regulations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The minimum amount of Tier 1 Risk Based Capital required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The minimum Tier One Capital Ratio (Tier one capital divided by risk-weighted assets) required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of Tier 1 Risk Based Capital required to be categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The Tier 1 capital ratio (Tier 1 capital divided by risk weighted assets) required to be categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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