Note 5 - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Summary of Interest Rate Cap Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Derivative Assets	$ 185,037	$ 222,220
Interest rate swap
Derivative Assets	172,860	221,055
Interest rate cap
Derivative Assets	2,480	238
Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest rate swap
Derivative Assets	506
Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest rate cap
Derivative Assets	9,191	927
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2023 [Member]
Notional Amount	25,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 120	5
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2023 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Two Maturing 2023 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 50,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 221	11
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Two Maturing 2023 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.57%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Three Maturing 2023 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 111	5
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Three Maturing 2023 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.80%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2024 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 797	60
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2024 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Two Maturing 2024 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 50,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 1,593	125
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Two Maturing 2024 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.57%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Three Maturing 2024 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 796	62
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Three Maturing 2024 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.80%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2025 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 1,379	161
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2025 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Two Maturing 2025 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 50,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 2,783	332
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Two Maturing 2025 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.57%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Four Maturing 2025 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Fair Value - Asset	$ 1,391	166
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Derivative Instrument Four Maturing 2025 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.80%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Guaranty Statutory Trust II
Notional Amount	$ 10,310
Fair Value - Asset	$ 506
Receive Rate	4.41%
Pay Rate	4.09%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Assets. \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest rate cap
Notional Amount	$ 300,000
Fair Value - Asset	9,191	927
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging
Notional Amount	300,000
Fair Value - Liability	(38,068)	(89)
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest rate swap
Notional Amount	49,310
Fair Value - Liability		(3,991)
Fair value, net	2,496
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| QCR Holdings Statutory Trust II
Notional Amount	10,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (513)	(1,035)
Receive Rate	6.52%
Pay Rate	5.85%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| QCR Holdings Statutory Trust III
Notional Amount	$ 8,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (410)	(828)
Receive Rate	6.52%
Pay Rate	5.85%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| QCR Holdings Statutory Trust V
Notional Amount	$ 10,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (510)	(996)
Receive Rate	4.06%
Pay Rate	4.54%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Community National Statutory Trust II
Notional Amount	$ 3,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (153)	(309)
Receive Rate	5.70%
Pay Rate	5.17%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Community National Statutory Trust III
Notional Amount	$ 3,500
Fair Value - Liability	$ (177)	(360)
Receive Rate	5.04%
Pay Rate	4.75%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Guaranty Bankshares Statutory Trust I
Notional Amount	$ 4,500
Fair Value - Liability	$ (227)	(463)
Receive Rate	5.04%
Pay Rate	4.75%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loans, one
Notional Amount	$ 35,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (5,968)	(17)
Receive Rate	1.40%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loans, two
Notional Amount	$ 50,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (8,527)	(25)
Receive Rate	1.40%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loans, three
Notional Amount	$ 40,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (6,833)	(34)
Receive Rate	1.40%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loans, four
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (4,263)	(13)
Receive Rate	1.40%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loan five
Notional Amount	$ 15,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (1,248)
Receive Rate	1.91%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loan six
Notional Amount	$ 50,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (4,159)
Receive Rate	1.91%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loan seven
Notional Amount	$ 35,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (2,911)
Receive Rate	1.91%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Derivative Liabilities \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Loan eight
Notional Amount	$ 50,000
Fair Value - Liability	$ (4,159)
Receive Rate	1.91%
Pay Rate	1.79%
Non Designated
Derivative Assets	$ 2,480	$ 238
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Derivative Assets	Derivative Assets
Non Designated \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2023 [Member]
Derivative Assets	$ 128	$ 3
Non Designated \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2024 [Member]
Derivative Assets	867	62
Non Designated \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2025 [Member]
Derivative Assets	1,485	173
Non Designated \| Interest rate swap
Derivative Assets	172,860	$ 221,055
Non Designated \| Derivative Assets.
Notional Amount	75,000
Non Designated \| Derivative Assets. \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2023 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Non Designated \| Derivative Assets. \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2023 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.90%
Non Designated \| Derivative Assets. \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2024 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Non Designated \| Derivative Assets. \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2024 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.90%
Non Designated \| Derivative Assets. \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2025 [Member]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000
Non Designated \| Derivative Assets. \| Derivative Instrument One Maturing 2025 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.90%

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