ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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SECURITIES (Amortized Cost And Fair Value Of Contractual Securities) (Details)

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SECURITIES (Amortized Cost And Fair Value Of Contractual Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	$ 327,057	$ 338,249
Fair Value	334,567	342,938
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	27,539	27,426
Fair Value	28,409	27,910
Due within one year [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	22,124	16,770
Fair Value	22,282	16,868
Due from one to five years [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	146,175	153,880
Fair Value	149,370	156,311
Due from five to ten years [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	29,846	32,236
Fair Value	30,587	32,805
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	627	627
Fair Value	660	659
Due after ten years [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	0	0
Fair Value	0	0
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	5,573	5,133
Fair Value	6,010	5,549
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	128,912	135,363
Fair Value	132,328	136,954
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	21,339	21,666
Fair Value	$ 21,739	$ 21,702

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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