Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 24, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	NBCB
Entity Registrant Name	First NBC Bank Holding Co
Entity Central Index Key	0001496631
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,521,831
Entity Public Float			$ 378,097,056