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SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	12 Months Ended
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	Dec. 31, 2017
Brokers and Dealers [Abstract]
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	Note 10 – SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES The Company formed Sandy Spring Capital Trust II (“Capital Trust”) to facilitate the pooled placement issuance of $35.0 million of trust preferred securities on August 10, 2004. In conjunction with this issuance, the Company issued subordinated debt to the Capital Trust. In the second quarter of 2016, the Company repurchased $5 million liquidation value of the trust preferred securities issued by the Capital Trust, which allowed the Company to retire $5 million of the subordinated debt. The Company recognized a gain of $1.2 million on this transaction. On January 6, 2017, the Company repurchased the remaining $30 million in subordinated debentures at par value. In conjunction with this transaction, the Capital Trust redeemed its balance of $30 million of trust preferred securities that were outstanding at December 31, 2016.