Note 2 - Business Combination (Details) - Pro Forma Information (Firstbank Corporation [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Firstbank Corporation [Member]
Note 2 - Business Combination (Details) - Pro Forma Information [Line Items]
Net interest income	$ 25,989,000	$ 11,994,000	$ 54,924,000	$ 37,080,000
Noninterest expense	24,572,000	14,284,000	47,338,000	32,944,000
Net income	$ 3,281,000	$ 693,000	$ 11,711,000	$ 9,617,000
Net income per diluted share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.04	$ 0.69	$ 0.57

The pro forma net interest Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)

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