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Preferred Stock and Warrant - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Limitations on payment of dividends on common stock no more than 100% of the aggregate per share dividend        
Dividend declared and paid, common stock   $ 0.15fbms_DividendsPerSharePaid $ 0.15fbms_DividendsPerSharePaid $ 0.15fbms_DividendsPerSharePaid  
Preferred stock, issued 17,123us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued       17,123us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Series CD Preferred Stock          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Preferred stock, annual dividend rate 2.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= fbms_SeriesCDPreferredStockMember
       
Capital purchase liquidation dividend term 8 years