REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations

										To Be Well
										Capitalized Under
						For Capital				Prompt Corrective
		Actual				Adequacy Purposes				Action Provisions
(Dollars in thousands)		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
As of December 31, 2014:
Total Capital to risk-weighted assets
	Company	$	511,845	15.06	%	$	271,925	8.00	%		N/A	N/A
	Sandy Spring Bank	$	497,832	14.66	%	$	271,676	8.00	%	$	339,595	10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets
	Company	$	474,042	13.95	%	$	135,962	4.00	%		N/A	N/A
	Sandy Spring Bank	$	425,029	12.52	%	$	135,838	4.00	%	$	203,757	6.00	%
Tier 1 Leverage
	Company	$	474,042	11.26	%	$	126,261	3.00	%		N/A	N/A
	Sandy Spring Bank	$	425,029	10.11	%	$	126,152	3.00	%	$	210,254	5.00	%
As of December 31, 2013:
Total Capital to risk-weighted assets
	Company	$	491,239	15.65	%	$	251,060	8.00	%		N/A	N/A
	Sandy Spring Bank	$	478,023	15.25	%	$	250,817	8.00	%	$	313,521	10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets
	Company	$	452,473	14.42	%	$	125,530	4.00	%		N/A	N/A
	Sandy Spring Bank	$	404,258	12.89	%	$	125,408	4.00	%	$	188,112	6.00	%
Tier 1 Leverage
	Company	$	452,473	11.32	%	$	119,939	3.00	%		N/A	N/A
	Sandy Spring Bank	$	404,258	10.12	%	$	119,866	3.00	%	$	199,777	5.00	%