Dividend Restriction (Details) (Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company
Dividend restrictions
Prior period considered for net income in determining regulatory dividend restriction	2 years
Period for which dividend is deducted from net income to determine regulatory dividend restriction	2 years
Maximum amount of dividend that Bank may pay to Bancorp without regulatory approval subject to the ongoing capital requirements of the Bank	$ 20.0

Amount of dividends that can be declared or paid without approval of regulatory agency.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph e

-Article 4

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