REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS [Abstract]

Schedule of Capital Amounts And Ratios

The following tables present the capital amounts and ratios for Shore Bancshares, Inc. and Shore United Bank as of December 31, 2016 and Shore Bancshares, Inc., Talbot Bank and CNB as of December 31, 2015.

	Common		Total		Net						Tier 1		Total
	Equity/		Risk-		Risk-		Adjusted		Common		Risk-Based		Risk-Based		Tier 1
	Tier 1		Based		Weighted		Average		Equity		Capital		Capital		Leverage
December 31, 2016	Capital		Capital		Assets		Total Assets		Tier 1 ratio		Ratio		Ratio		Ratio
Company	$	140,897	$	149,924	$	893,116	$	1,144,968	15.78	%	15.78	%	16.79	%	12.31	%
Shore United Bank		122,543		131,570		885,206		1,126,136	13.84	%	13.84	%	14.86	%	10.88	%
	Common		Total		Net						Tier 1		Total
	Equity/		Risk-		Risk-		Adjusted		Common		Risk-Based		Risk-Based		Tier 1
	Tier 1		Based		Weighted		Average		Equity		Capital		Capital		Leverage
December 31, 2015	Capital		Capital		Assets		Total Assets		Tier 1 ratio		Ratio		Ratio		Ratio
Company (1)	$	126,024	$	134,643	$	807,807	$	1,116,692	15.60	%	15.60	%	16.67	%	11.29	%
Talbot Bank (1)		59,692		64,405		448,634		613,945	13.31	%	13.31	%	14.36	%	9.72	%
CNB		48,051		51,957		354,278		486,404	13.56	%	13.56	%	14.67	%	9.88	%

(1) During 2016 an amended Call Report was filed for December 31, 2015.