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PENDING ACQUISITIONS (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
branch
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
branch
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Jan. 25, 2018
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Nov. 16, 2017
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Reported assets     $ 8,022,828   $ 7,856,203   $ 7,094,856
Gross loans     6,190,171   6,046,355   $ 5,321,514
Deposits     $ 1,867,900   1,777,141    
Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares       $ 53.45      
Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares           $ 47.30  
Scenario, Forecast | Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch 28            
Cash consideration distributed per share to shareholders of acquiree (USD per share) | $ / shares $ 0.93            
Number of stock for each share of Ameris common stock converted | shares 0.16            
Consideration transferred $ 405,700            
Scenario, Forecast | Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch   12          
Cash consideration distributed per share to shareholders of acquiree (USD per share) | $ / shares   $ 1.39          
Number of stock for each share of Ameris common stock converted | shares   0.17          
Consideration transferred   $ 145,000          
Atlanta, Georgia MSA | Scenario, Forecast | Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch 24            
Gainesville, Georgia MSA | Scenario, Forecast | Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch 2            
Outside Of Atlanta, Georgia MSA | Scenario, Forecast | Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch 2            
Jacksonville, Florida MSA | Scenario, Forecast | Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch   8          
Waycross, Georgia MSA | Scenario, Forecast | Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch   3          
Douglas, Georgia MSA | Scenario, Forecast | Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Number of bank branches | branch   1          
Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Reported assets         1,790,000    
Gross loans         1,300,000    
Deposits         1,550,000    
Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation              
Business Acquisition [Line Items]              
Reported assets         983,300    
Gross loans         851,400    
Deposits         $ 675,800