Business Combination (Schedule of Consideration Paid and Provisional Fair Value of Acquired Identified Assets and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 29, 2021
Identifiable liabilities:
Net carrying amount		$ 63,281	$ 63,421
Severn Bancorp, Inc.
Purchase Price Consideration:
Fair value of common shares issued (8,053,088 shares) based on Shore Bancshares, Inc. share price of $18.48 as of October 29, 2021		148,821
Cash consideration		20,631
Cash paid for cash-out Severn stock options		310
Cash for fractional shares		3
Total purchase price	$ 169,800	169,765
Identifiable assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		326,725
Total securities		146,292
Loans held for sale		9,613
Loans, net		584,776
Premises and equipment, net		24,768
Other real estate owned		329
Core deposit intangible asset		6,550
Other assets		20,304
Total identifiable assets		1,119,357
Identifiable liabilities:
Deposits		955,288
Total debt		28,341
Other liabilities		11,727
Total identifiable liabilities		995,356
Provisional fair value of net assets acquired including identifiable intangible assets		124,001
Net carrying amount	$ 45,900	$ 45,764	$ 45,904
Fair value of common shares issued		8,053,088
Purchase price per share	$ 18.48	$ 18.48		$ 18.48