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Note 19 - Tax assets and liabilities- Changes in tax rate - Deferred tax assets by country (Details) - EUR (€) € in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | On the other hand, the Group has not recognized certain deductible temporary differences, negative tax bases and deductions for which, in general, there is no legal period for offsetting, amounting to approximately € 2,236 million, which are mainly originated by Catalunya Banc. |  |
Spain | Credit for tax loss [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Defrered tax assets unsecured | € 1,462,000 |  |
Spain | Temporary differences [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Defrered tax assets unsecured | 1,191,000 |  |
Spain | Total Net Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Defrered tax assets unsecured | € 2,653,000 | € 2,052,000 | € 2,007,000
Mexico [Member] | Credit for tax loss [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | The remainders are tax credits carry forwards |  |
Mexico [Member] | Temporary differences [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | 99.97% of deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2018 relate to temporary differences |  |
Mexico [Member] | Total Net Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Defrered tax assets unsecured | € 826,000 | 615,000 | 698,000
South America [Member] | Credit for tax loss [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | only 1.03% are related to tax credits |  |
South America [Member] | Temporary differences [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | Practically all the deferred tax assets are related to temporary differences |  |
South America [Member] | Total Net Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Defrered tax assets unsecured | € 383 | 26,000 | 362,000
United States [Member] | Temporary differences [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | All the deferred tax assets relate to temporary differences |  |
United States [Member] | Total Net Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Defrered tax assets unsecured | € 164,000 | 180,000 | 345,000
Turkey [Member] | Credit for tax loss [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | all the deferred tax assets correspond to €15 million of tax credits related to tax losses carry forwards and deductions |  |
Turkey [Member] | Temporary differences [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Deferred tax assets unsecured in percentage | and €235 million relate to temporary differences |  |
Turkey [Member] | Total Net Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |
Secured Tax Assets by country Line Items |  |  |
Defrered tax assets unsecured | € 250,000 | € 224,000 | € 135,000

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