ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Income Tax Expense) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current tax expense:
Federal	$ 25,929us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 21,264us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 17,993us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
State	693	899	1,308
Total current tax expense	26,622us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	22,163us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	19,301us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal	(3,778)	(1,616)	(1,999)
State	(1,243)	(189)	(182)
Total deferred tax expense	(5,021)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(1,805)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(2,181)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total income tax expense	$ 21,601us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 20,358us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 17,120us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit

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Amount of deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.

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Amount of deferred state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations.