Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Document And Entity Information

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Document And Entity Information (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 27, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2014    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2014    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Trading Symbol SFBS    
Entity Registrant Name ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.    
Entity Central Index Key 0001430723    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   24,846,518dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding  
Entity Public Float     $ 647,999,850dei_EntityPublicFloat