REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Banking and Thrift [Abstract]

Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations

The Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are also presented in the table that follows:

	Actual				For Capital Adequacy Purposes					To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio
	December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Independent Bank Corp.
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	747,372	13.36	%	$	447,664	≥	8.0	%	N/A			N/A
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	584,378	10.44	%	$	251,811	≥	4.5	%	N/A			N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	655,154	11.71	%	$	335,748	≥	6.0	%	N/A			N/A
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	655,154	9.33	%	$	280,889	≥	4.0	%	N/A			N/A
Rockland Trust Company
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	718,197	12.84	%	$	447,334	≥	8.0	%	$	559,167	≥	10.0	%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	660,979	11.82	%	$	251,625	≥	4.5	%	$	363,459	≥	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	660,979	11.82	%	$	335,500	≥	6.0	%	$	447,334	≥	8.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	660,979	9.42	%	$	280,653	≥	4.0	%	$	350,816	≥	5.0	%
	December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Independent Bank Corp.
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	666,898	13.15	%	$	405,650	≥	8.0	%	N/A			N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	551,836	10.88	%	$	202,825	≥	4.0	%	N/A			N/A
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	551,836	8.84	%	$	249,825	≥	4.0	%	N/A			N/A
Rockland Trust Company
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	607,100	11.98	%	$	405,465	≥	8.0	%	$	506,831	≥	10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	527,038	10.40	%	$	202,732	≥	4.0	%	$	304,099	≥	6.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	527,038	8.44	%	$	249,788	≥	4.0	%	$	312,235	≥	5.0	%