DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012
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-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float	$ 56,100,996