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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 01, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
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Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation   Jul. 15, 1997  
Entity Incorporation Date of Operations   Dec. 15, 1997  
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition Jun. 01, 2014    
Number of Operating Segments   1us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments  
Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income   $ 1,100,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome $ 500,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome
Interest Income on Commercial and Mortgage Loans, Discontinued Period   90 days  
Maximum Delinquency Period for Consumer and Credit Card Loans to be Charged-off   120 days  
Repossessed Assets   2,000,000us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets 2,900,000us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets
Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life   5 years  
Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life   33 years  
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life   3 years  
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life   7 years  
Core Deposits [Member]      
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Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life   10 years  
Firstbank Corporation [Member]      
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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets 1,452,880,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mbwm_FirstbankCorporationMember
   
Business Combination, Branches Acquired 46mbwm_BusinessCombinationBranchesAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mbwm_FirstbankCorporationMember
   
Mercantile Real Estate [Member]      
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Business Initiation Date of Company   Jul. 21, 2003