DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	SHORE BANCSHARES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001035092
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	shbi
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,457,359
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011