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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
age
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Nondiscretionary employer contribution, percent over social security limit 10.00%indb_DefinedContributionPlanNondiscretionaryEmployerContributionPercentOverSocialSecurityLimit    
Nondiscretionary employer contribution, percent up to social security limit 5.00%indb_DefinedContributionPlanNondiscretionaryEmployerContributionPercentUpToSocialSecurityLimit    
Defined Contribution Plan, Nondiscretionary Requisite service hours 1000    
Nondiscretionary requisite service period 1 year    
Employee contribution percent 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent    
Employer matching contribution percent 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent    
Multiemployer Plans [Abstract]      
Significance of contributions percentage 5.00%indb_MultiemployerPlansPeriodContributionsSignificanceOfContributionsPercentage    
Defined benefit plan expense $ 1,500,000us-gaap_PensionExpense $ 1,400,000us-gaap_PensionExpense $ 1,600,000us-gaap_PensionExpense
Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]      
Retirement age 65indb_DefinedBenefitPlanRequisitieAge    
Service period to be eligible for postretirement benefit 10 years    
Death benefit 5,000indb_DefinedBenefitPlanDeathBenefit    
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans [Abstract]      
Plan assets 8,800,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 8,500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets  
Incentive plans and discretionary bonus expense 8,500,000indb_IncentivePlansAndDiscretionaryBonusExpense   7,800,000indb_IncentivePlansAndDiscretionaryBonusExpense
Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]      
Deferred compensation deferred 135,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense 107,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense 88,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
Deferred compensation, shares provided for the plan (in shares) 176,849indb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesProvidedForPlan 178,765indb_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualSharesProvidedForPlan  
Deferred compensation, recorded liability 3,700,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability 3,400,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability  
401(k) Restoration Plan [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined contribution plan expense 56,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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Employee Savings Plan [Member]      
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined contribution plan expense $ 4,242,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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$ 3,900,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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$ 3,600,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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