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Note 7 - Risk Management -Liquidity Risk - Loans to Stable Customer Deposits (LtSCD) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
LtSCD Line Items |  |  |
Average LtSCD | 106% | 110% | 113%
BBVA Eurozone [Member] |  |  |
LtSCD Line Items |  |  |
Average LtSCD | 101% | 108% | 113%
BBVA Bancomer [Member] |  |  |
LtSCD Line Items |  |  |
Average LtSCD | 114% | 109% | 113%
Compass [Member] |  |  |
LtSCD Line Items |  |  |
Average LtSCD | 119% | 109% | 108%
Garanti Bank [Member] |  |  |
LtSCD Line Items |  |  |
Average LtSCD | 110% | 122% | 124%
Other LMU [Member] |  |  |
LtSCD Line Items |  |  |
Average LtSCD | 99% | 108% | 107%

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- Definition Percentage of the average LtSCD by LMU + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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Data Type: | na
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- Details
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Data Type: | na
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- Details
Name: | bbva_LmutypesaxisAxis=bbva_BbvacompassMember
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Data Type: | na
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- Details
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Data Type: | na
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- Details
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Data Type: | na
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