Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	FBMS
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/
Entity Central Index Key	0000947559
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	3,108,867