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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 11 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 19, 2012
Aug. 31, 2014
May 06, 2014
Nov. 25, 2013
Sep. 14, 2012
Nov. 24, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 14, 2012
Aug. 29, 2014
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Deposits $ 3,860,718,000us-gaap_Deposits             $ 3,697,567,000us-gaap_Deposits    
Goodwill 108,095,000us-gaap_Goodwill             78,529,000us-gaap_Goodwill    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate                  
Time Deposits 965,187,000us-gaap_TimeDeposits             1,116,511,000us-gaap_TimeDeposits    
Payable to FDIC [Member] | Truman [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Accounts Payable, Other   1,300,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent
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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets     (3,406,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets         (25,515,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Marketable Securities         (2,259,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsMarketableSecurities
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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets                 (26,551,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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                (15,965,000)sfnc_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLoansAcquiredNotCoveredByFDICLossShare
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable                 357,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, FHLB Borrowings   183,000sfnc_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedFHLBBorrowings
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Bank Time Deposits [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment   0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueAdjustment
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Delta Trust [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)     1,629,515us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
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Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned                   65,000,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned
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Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross     2,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Number of Bank Branches     9sfnc_NumberOfBankBranches
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets     417,386,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets     312,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
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Deposits     355,000,000us-gaap_Deposits
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Goodwill     29,022,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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Business Combination, Percentage of Fair Value Adjustment, Deferred Tax Asset     39.225%sfnc_BusinessPercentageOfFairValueAdjustmentDeferredTaxAsset
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Marketable Securities     62,373,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsMarketableSecurities
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment     3,972,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent     2,417,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsNoncurrent
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents     13,739,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable     1,528,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
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Metropolitan [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross         53,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets         919,340,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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Deposits         838,000,000us-gaap_Deposits
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Goodwill         17,924,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs       6,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets, Net         884,000,000sfnc_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssetsNet
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Marketable Securities         232,901,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsMarketableSecurities
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment         52,178,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 39.225%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent 34,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsNoncurrent
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  34,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsNoncurrent
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Time Deposits         512,000us-gaap_TimeDeposits
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents         12,026,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable         9,520,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
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Truman [Member] | Cash Received From FDIC [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents           10,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
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Truman [Member] | Real Estate Banking Facilities Furniture and Equipment [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment 1,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Truman [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets                 253,174,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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                73,395,000sfnc_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLoansAcquiredNotCoveredByFDICLossShare
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Marketable Securities                 23,540,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsMarketableSecurities
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment                 1,390,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount           1,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount
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Payments for Merger Related Costs           815,000us-gaap_PaymentsForMergerRelatedCosts
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents                 22,467,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable                 760,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
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Excel [Member] | Cash Received From FDIC [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable   13,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
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Excel [Member] | Real Estate Banking Facilities Furniture and Equipment [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment 2,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Excel [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets   180,536,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets           1,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
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Business Combination, Bargain Purchase, Gain Recognized, Amount           2,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents   18,622,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable   1,132,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, FHLB Borrowings   8,193,000sfnc_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedFHLBBorrowings
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Metropolitan [Member]                    
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]                    
Number of Bank Branches             45sfnc_NumberOfBankBranches
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Operating Loss Carryforwards $ 72,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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