DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 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-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012