Regulatory Capital Requirements (Schedule of Capital Amount and Ratios) (Details) - Shore United Bank [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Tier One Risk Based Capital	$ 163,206	$ 140,265
Capital	174,014	150,909
Risk Weighted Assets	1,254,980	1,185,050
Adjusted Average Total Assets	$ 1,533,919	$ 1,432,686
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio	13.00%	11.84%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio	13.00%	11.84%
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio	13.87%	12.73%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio	10.64%	9.79%

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