SUBSEQUENT EVENT	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	NOTE 2 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT On July 1, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Fidelity Southern Corporation ("Fidelity"), a bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon consummation of the acquisition, Fidelity was merged with and into the Company, with Ameris as the surviving entity in the merger. At that time, Fidelity's wholly owned banking subsidiary, Fidelity Bank, was also merged with and into the Bank. The acquisition expanded the Company's existing market presence in Georgia and Florida, as Fidelity Bank had a total of 62 branches, 46 of which were located in Georgia and 16 of which were located in Florida. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Fidelity's shareholders received 0.80 shares of Ameris common stock for each share of Fidelity common stock they previously held. As a result, the Company issued approximately 22.2 million common shares at a fair value of $869.3 million to the former shareholders of Fidelity as merger consideration. Additional disclosures required by ASC 805, Business Combinations, with respect to the acquisition have been omitted because the information needed for the disclosures is not currently available due to the close proximity of closing of this transaction with the date these financial statements are being issued. At June 30, 2019, Fidelity reported total assets of $4.78 billion, gross loans of $3.92 billion and deposits of $4.04 billion. The purchase price will be allocated among the net assets of Fidelity acquired as appropriate, with the remaining balance being reported as goodwill. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized approximately $4.3 million in merger and conversion charges related to the Fidelity acquisition.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

NOTE 2 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On July 1, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Fidelity Southern Corporation ("Fidelity"), a bank holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon consummation of the acquisition, Fidelity was merged with and into the Company, with Ameris as the surviving entity in the merger. At that time, Fidelity's wholly owned banking subsidiary, Fidelity Bank, was also merged with and into the Bank. The acquisition expanded the Company's existing market presence in Georgia and Florida, as Fidelity Bank had a total of 62 branches, 46 of which were located in Georgia and 16 of which were located in Florida. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Fidelity's shareholders received 0.80 shares of Ameris common stock for each share of Fidelity common stock they previously held. As a result, the Company issued approximately 22.2 million common shares at a fair value of $869.3 million to the former shareholders of Fidelity as merger consideration. Additional disclosures required by ASC 805, Business Combinations, with respect to the acquisition have been omitted because the information needed for the disclosures is not currently available due to the close proximity of closing of this transaction with the date these financial statements are being issued. At June 30, 2019, Fidelity reported total assets of $4.78 billion, gross loans of $3.92 billion and deposits of $4.04 billion. The purchase price will be allocated among the net assets of Fidelity acquired as appropriate, with the remaining balance being reported as goodwill. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized approximately $4.3 million in merger and conversion charges related to the Fidelity acquisition.