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Note 3 - Investment Securities (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]      
Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value $ 537,200,000sfnc_SecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue    
Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value Percent of Portfolio 33.40%sfnc_SecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValuePercentOfPortfolio    
Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase 104,400,000us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase   93,500,000us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral 888,600,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesPledgedAsCollateral   520,400,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesPledgedAsCollateral
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains 2,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains  
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses $ 40,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses $ 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses