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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Aggregate number of shares of the Company's common stock 2,985,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesAuthorizedForIssuance    
Shares available to be issued under stock-based incentive plan 1,191,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesIssued    
Options granted, vesting conditions Most options granted since 2005 contain performance-based vesting conditions    
Options granted 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share $ 0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized    
Outstanding restricted shares 323,151abcb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAndRestrictedStockSharesOutstandingNumber    
Compensation expense 2,058,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense 1,041,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense 947,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options 0us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense 0us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense 97,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense
Stock based compensation grants 0us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation 0us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation 0us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation
Unearned compensation related to restricted stock 1,568,000abcb_UnearnedStockBasedCompensationExpense 2,129,000abcb_UnearnedStockBasedCompensationExpense 1,608,000abcb_UnearnedStockBasedCompensationExpense
Restricted stock weighted average period 2 years    
Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Income tax benefit related to options 861,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
152,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
170,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Stock Option [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Income tax benefit related to options $ 49,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 1,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Minimum [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options granted 5 years    
Minimum [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options granted 3 years    
Maximum [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options granted 10 years    
Maximum [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Options granted 5 years