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Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity of Non-Performance Based and Performance Based Options (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Non-Performance Based [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Under option, beginning of year, Shares 115,459us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
148,498us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
187,032us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Granted, Shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Exercised, Shares (25,395)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
(27,657)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Forfeited, Shares (1,953)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
(5,382)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
(38,534)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Under option, end of year, Shares 88,111us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
115,459us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
148,498us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Exercisable at end of year, Shares 88,111us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
115,459us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
148,498us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Under option, beginning of year, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 17.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 16.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 15.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 14.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 13.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Forfeited, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 14.88us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 13.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 11.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Under option, end of year, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 18.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 17.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 16.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Exercisable at end of year, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 18.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 17.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 16.37us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Under option, end of year, Weighted Average Contractual Term 2 years 8 months 16 days 3 years 15 days 3 years 4 months 2 days
Exercised, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 148us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
$ 107us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Exercisable at end of year, Weighted Average Contractual Term 2 years 8 months 16 days 3 years 15 days 3 years 4 months 2 days
Under option, end of year, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 884us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
641us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
1us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Exercisable at end of year, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 884us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
641us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
1us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_NonPerformanceBasedOptionsMember
Performance Based [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Under option, beginning of year, Shares 371,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
391,321us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
393,891us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Granted, Shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Exercised, Shares (6,477)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
(4,524)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
 
Forfeited, Shares (5,192)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
(15,797)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
(2,570)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Under option, end of year, Shares 359,331us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
371,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
391,321us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Exercisable at end of year, Shares 341,030us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
351,856us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
369,766us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Under option, beginning of year, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 16.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 16.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 16.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 11.05us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 7.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
 
Forfeited, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 25.51us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 13.22us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 19.67us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Under option, end of year, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 16.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 16.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 16.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Exercisable at end of year, Weighted-Average Exercise Price $ 17.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 17.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 17.05us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Under option, end of year, Weighted Average Contractual Term 2 years 1 month 10 days 3 years 1 month 13 days 4 years 1 month 28 days
Exercised, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
 
Exercisable at end of year, Weighted Average Contractual Term 2 years 3 years 4 days 4 years 18 days
Under option, end of year, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 2,955us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
1,401us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
774us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
Exercisable at end of year, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 2,629us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 1,145us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember
$ 435us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= abcb_PerformanceBasedMember