ACQUISITIONS (Detail Textuals)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2016
USD ($)
Branch
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Branch
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Branch
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Goodwill   $ 66   $ 66
Fixed assets   63   63
Customer intangibles   17   17
Assets acquired at fair value   1,035   1,035
Value of common stock issued for consideration       165,035
Purchase price   164   164
Baylake Corp        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Goodwill   65,500   65,500
Fixed assets   71   71
Customer intangibles   1   1
Assets acquired at fair value   $ 1,047   $ 1,047
Group of financial advisors        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Total consideration paid     $ 4,900  
Cash     800  
Nicolet common stock     2,600  
Earn-out liability payable     1,500  
Goodwill     400  
Fixed assets     200  
Customer intangibles     $ 4,300  
Portion of customer intangible amortized by straight line method     10 years  
Useful life of portion of customer intangible amortized     15 years  
Merger Agreement | Baylake Corp        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Number of branches | Branch 21     36
Number of branches closed | Branch   6    
Number of common stock for each outstanding share of Baylake common stock 0.4517      
Number of common stock issued for consideration | shares 4,344,243      
Value of common stock issued for consideration $ 163,300      
Per share value assigned to acquiring companies common stock in the merger agreement | $ / shares $ 37.58      
Number of trading days 20 days      
Additional consideration for assumed stock options $ 1,200      
Direct stock issuance costs for the merger charged against additional paid in capital $ 300