Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LONG-TERM DEBT (Details)

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Payment
Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Aggregate liquidation amount of pooled trust preferred securities $ 40,000,000us-gaap_AuctionMarketPreferredSecuritiesStockSeriesLiquidationValue  
Issuance date Apr. 21, 2011  
Proceeds from debenture issued 41,238,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt  
Number of interest deferrals on consecutive quarterly payments 20mcbc_NumberOfTimesCompanyCanDeferQuarterlyPayments  
Long-term debt 41,238,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt 41,238,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Other assets 2,831,000us-gaap_OtherAssets 4,491,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
Preferred Securities issued qualified as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes 97,420,000us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy 88,915,000us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
Preferred Securities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Preferred Securities issued qualified as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes 40,000,000us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
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40,000,000us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
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Common Securities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Other assets 1,238,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
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1,238,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
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Macatawa Statutory Trust I [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Basis spread on three-month LIBOR (in hundredths) 3.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
Accrued and unpaid interest included in accrued expenses and other liabilities 3,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseAccruedInterest
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Macatawa Statutory Trust I [Member] | Preferred Securities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Aggregate liquidation amount of pooled trust preferred securities 20,000,000us-gaap_AuctionMarketPreferredSecuritiesStockSeriesLiquidationValue
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= us-gaap_TrustPreferredSecuritiesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Macatawa Statutory Trust I [Member] | Common Securities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Aggregate liquidation amount of pooled trust preferred securities 619,000us-gaap_AuctionMarketPreferredSecuritiesStockSeriesLiquidationValue
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Macatawa Statutory Trust II [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Basis spread on three-month LIBOR (in hundredths) 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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= mcbc_MacatawaStatutoryTrustIiMember
 
Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
Accrued and unpaid interest included in accrued expenses and other liabilities 2,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseAccruedInterest
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= mcbc_MacatawaStatutoryTrustIiMember
 
Macatawa Statutory Trust II [Member] | Preferred Securities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Aggregate liquidation amount of pooled trust preferred securities 20,000,000us-gaap_AuctionMarketPreferredSecuritiesStockSeriesLiquidationValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_TrustPreferredSecuritiesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Macatawa Statutory Trust II [Member] | Common Securities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Aggregate liquidation amount of pooled trust preferred securities $ 619,000us-gaap_AuctionMarketPreferredSecuritiesStockSeriesLiquidationValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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= mcbc_MacatawaStatutoryTrustIiMember