Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	SHORE BANCSHARES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001035092
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	shbi
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,779,809
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 237,212,761
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No