REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS [Abstract]

The following tables present the capital amounts and ratios for Shore Bancshares, Inc. and Shore United Bank as of December 31, 2017 and Shore Bancshares, Inc. and Shore United Bank as of December 31, 2016.


	Common		Total		Net						Tier 1		Total
	Equity/		Risk-		Risk-		Adjusted		Common		Risk-Based		Risk-Based		Tier 1
(Dollars in thousands)	Tier 1		Based		Weighted		Average		Equity		Capital		Capital		Leverage
December 31, 2017	Capital		Capital		Assets		Total Assets		Tier 1 ratio		Ratio		Ratio		Ratio
Company	$	132,370	$	142,452	$	1,112,259	$	1,345,876	11.90	%	11.90	%	12.81	%	9.84	%
Shore United Bank		126,751		136,833		1,107,074		1,342,484	11.45	%	11.45	%	12.36	%	9.44	%


	Common		Total		Net						Tier 1		Total
	Equity/		Risk-		Risk-		Adjusted		Common		Risk-Based		Risk-Based		Tier 1
(Dollars in thousands)	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	%