Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 23, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Independent Bank Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000776901
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float	$ 1,788,617,441
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,505,766