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LOANS (Analysis of Allowance For Loan Losses By Portfolio Segment) (Detail)

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LOANS (Analysis of Allowance For Loan Losses By Portfolio Segment) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance For Loan Losses      
Balance, beginning of year $ 35,629us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance [1] $ 30,663us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance  
Charge-offs (897)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs (1,307)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs  
Recoveries 219us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts 58us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts  
Provision 2,405us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed 2,314us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed  
Balance, end of year 37,356us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance 31,728us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance  
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 5,502us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1   5,094us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 31,854us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment   30,535us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
Ending Balance 3,607,852us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome   3,359,858us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome [1]
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 45,151us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment   26,725us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 3,562,701us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment   3,333,133us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
Commercial Financial and Agricultural Financing Receivable [Member]      
Allowance For Loan Losses      
Balance, beginning of year 16,079us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		13,576us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Charge-offs (77)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		(1,222)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Recoveries 19us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		45us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Provision 836us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		1,106us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Balance, end of year 16,857us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		13,505us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 2,191us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		  1,344us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 14,666us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		  14,735us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
Ending Balance 1,543,531us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		  1,495,092us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 23,991us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		  10,350us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 1,519,540us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember 		  1,484,742us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_CommercialFinancialAndAgriculturalFinancingReceivableMember
Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable [Member]      
Allowance For Loan Losses      
Balance, beginning of year 6,395us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		6,078us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Charge-offs (382)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		(23)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Recoveries 99us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		8us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Provision (223)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		278us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Balance, end of year 5,889us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		6,341us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		 
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 1,240us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		  1,448us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 4,649us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		  4,947us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
Ending Balance 219,005us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		  208,769us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 5,980us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		  5,680us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 213,025us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember 		  203,089us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
Residential Real Estate Mortgage Loans [Member]      
Allowance For Loan Losses      
Balance, beginning of year 12,112us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		10,065us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		 
Charge-offs (433)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		(4)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		 
Recoveries 101us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		4us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		 
Provision 1,766us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		772us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		 
Balance, end of year 13,546us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		10,837us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		 
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 1,407us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		  1,636us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 12,139us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		  10,476us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
Ending Balance 1,791,162us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		  1,598,735us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 14,489us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		  10,029us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 1,776,673us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember 		  1,588,706us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= sfbs_ResidentialRealEstateMortgageLoansMember
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Allowance For Loan Losses      
Balance, beginning of year 1,043us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		944us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		 
Charge-offs (5)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		(58)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		 
Recoveries 0us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		1us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		 
Provision 26us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		158us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		 
Balance, end of year 1,064us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		1,045us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		 
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 664us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		  666us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment 400us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		  377us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Ending Balance 54,154us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		  57,262us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Individually Evaluated for Impairment 691us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		  666us-gaap_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment $ 53,463us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember 		  $ 56,596us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
[1] derived from audited financial statements