Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LOANS (Loans By Performance Status) (Detail)

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LOANS (Loans By Performance Status) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans $ 3,359,858us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 2,858,868us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
Commercial Financial and Agricultural Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 1,495,092us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
1,278,649us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 208,769us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
151,868us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
Commercial Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 793,917us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialMortgageLoansOwnerOccupiedMember
710,372us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialMortgageLoansOwnerOccupiedMember
One To Four Family Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 333,455us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
278,621us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
Other Real Estate Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 471,363us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OtherRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
391,396us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OtherRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
Residential Real Estate Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 1,598,735us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
1,380,389us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 57,262us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
47,962us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 3,349,808us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
2,849,132us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member] | Commercial Financial and Agricultural Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 1,493,995us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
1,276,935us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 203,720us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
148,118us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 793,234us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialMortgageLoansOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
708,937us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialMortgageLoansOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member] | One To Four Family Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 331,859us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
276,725us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member] | Other Real Estate Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 470,404us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OtherRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
391,153us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OtherRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member] | Residential Real Estate Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 1,595,497us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
1,376,815us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Performing Financing Receivable [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 56,596us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
47,264us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 10,050us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
9,736us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] | Commercial Financial and Agricultural Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 1,097us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
1,714us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 5,049us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
3,750us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 683us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialMortgageLoansOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
1,435us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialMortgageLoansOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] | One To Four Family Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 1,596us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
1,896us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] | Other Real Estate Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 959us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OtherRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
243us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_OtherRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] | Residential Real Estate Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans 3,238us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
3,574us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]    
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Loans $ 666us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
$ 698us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember