Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT (Components of Premises and Equipment) (Detail)

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PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT (Components of Premises and Equipment) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $ 17,721us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 16,434us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation (9,906)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (8,083)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 7,815us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 8,351us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land and Building [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 1,733us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndBuildingMember
1,724us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndBuildingMember
Furniture and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross 10,240us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sfbs_FurnitureAndEquipmentMember
9,579us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sfbs_FurnitureAndEquipmentMember
Leasehold Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $ 5,748us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
$ 5,131us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember