Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	NOTE 12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS The Company has established a retirement plan for eligible employees. The Ameris Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan allows a participant to defer a portion of his compensation and provides that the Company will match a portion of the deferred compensation. The Plan also provides for non-elective and discretionary contributions. All full-time and part-time employees are eligible to participate in the Plan provided they have met the eligibility requirements. Generally, a participant must have completed 12 months of employment with a minimum of 1,000 hours and have attained an age of 21. The aggregate expense under the plan charged to operations during 2014, 2013 and 2012 amounted to $1,160,000, $839,000 and $571,000, respectively.

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.