Accruing troubled debt restructurings.

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Loans over ninety days past due.

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Total nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans and other Real Estate.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Nonaccruing troubled debt restructurings.

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Nonperforming assets as a percentage of Assets.

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Nonperforming assets as a percentage of Gross loans.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph (d)

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Carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This does not include real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(4))

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of nonperforming assets
Nonaccruing troubled debt restructurings	$ 1,147	$ 4,983
Total nonaccrual loans	6,650	8,337
Other real estate owned	3,307us-gaap_OtherRealEstate	1,198us-gaap_OtherRealEstate	1,719us-gaap_OtherRealEstate
Total nonperforming assets	9,957sfst_NonaccrualLoansAndOtherRealEstate	9,535sfst_NonaccrualLoansAndOtherRealEstate
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of:
Total assets	0.97%	1.07%
Gross loans	1.14%	1.30%
Total loans over 90 days past due	5,735sfst_LoansOverNinetyDaysPastDue	6,493sfst_LoansOverNinetyDaysPastDue
Loans over 90 days past due and still accruing
Accruing TDRs	8,562sfst_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructurings	8,045sfst_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructurings
Commercial [Member] \| Owner occupied RE [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans	322	1,199
Commercial [Member] \| Non-owner occupied RE [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans	2,344	373
Commercial [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans	783	914
Commercial [Member] \| Business [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans	1,408	712
Consumer [Member] \| Real estate [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans	457	76
Consumer [Member] \| Home equity [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans	188	77
Consumer [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans
Consumer [Member] \| Other [Member]
Summary of nonperforming assets
Total nonaccrual loans	$ 1	$ 3