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Note 13 - Regulatory Matters (Details) (USD $)
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Note 13 - Regulatory Matters (Details) [Line Items]              
Trust Preferred Securities Included in Tier One Capital   $ 52,600,000mbwm_TrustPreferredSecuritiesIncludedInTierOneCapital       $ 52,400,000mbwm_TrustPreferredSecuritiesIncludedInTierOneCapital  
Maximum Restricted Core Element Allowed in Tier One Capital, Percent   25.00%mbwm_MaximumRestrictedCoreElementAllowedInTierOneCapitalPercent          
Maximum Level of Consolidated Aggregate Assets Allowing for Inclusion of Trust Preferred Securities in Tier One Capital             15,000,000,000mbwm_MaximumLevelOfConsolidatedAggregateAssetsAllowingForInclusionOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesInTierOneCapital
Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trust   52,600,000mbwm_PreferredSecuritiesOfSubsidiaryTrust       52,400,000mbwm_PreferredSecuritiesOfSubsidiaryTrust  
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid (in Dollars per share) $ 0.14us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 0.14us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 0.12us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid        
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount         20,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1    
Subsequent Event [Member]              
Note 13 - Regulatory Matters (Details) [Line Items]              
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in Dollars per share)       $ 0.14us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
     
Repurchased Stock [Member]              
Note 13 - Regulatory Matters (Details) [Line Items]              
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares (in Shares)   104,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= mbwm_RepurchasedStockMember
         
Share Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 19.09us-gaap_SharePrice
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= mbwm_RepurchasedStockMember
         
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value   $ 2,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= mbwm_RepurchasedStockMember