REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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, 2016 and 2015 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, 2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Independent Bank Corp.
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	824,265	13.60	%	$	484,942	≥	8.0	%	N/A			N/A
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	656,080	10.82	%	$	272,780	≥	4.5	%	N/A			N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	727,070	11.99	%	$	363,706	≥	6.0	%	N/A			N/A
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	727,070	9.77	%	$	297,748	≥	4.0	%	N/A			N/A
Rockland Trust Company
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	788,320	13.01	%	$	484,834	≥	8.0	%	$	606,042	≥	10.0	%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	725,760	11.98	%	$	272,719	≥	4.5	%	$	393,927	≥	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	725,760	11.98	%	$	363,625	≥	6.0	%	$	484,834	≥	8.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	725,760	9.76	%	$	297,589	≥	4.0	%	$	371,986	≥	5.0	%
	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	%