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Note Commitments and contingencies (Commitments) - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Jul. 02, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Exposure Municipal Loans And Securities |  | 75.00% |
PR Government Direct Exposure | From Municipalities |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk Credit Risk Financial Instrument Maximum Exposure 1 | $ 23,000 |  |
PR Government Indirect Exposure |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | $ 374,000 | $ 386,000
PR Government Indirect Exposure | PR Housing Bonds backed by second mortgage loans |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 44,000 | 44,000
PR Government Indirect Exposure | Commercial real estate |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 24,000 | 25,000
PR Government Indirect Exposure | Pass Through securities that have been economically defeased and refunded |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 7,000 | 7,000
USVI Government Direct Exposure |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk Credit Risk Financial Instrument Maximum Exposure 1 |  | 78,000 |
Outstanding Balance | PR Government Direct Exposure |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 457,995 | 483,580
Outstanding Balance | PR Government Direct Exposure | From Municipalities |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 457,910 |
Outstanding Balance | PR Government Indirect Exposure |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Consumer, Mortgage with PRHA |  | 299,000 | 310,000
Commitments To Extend Credit |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Reserve of potential losses associated with unfunded loan commitments |  | 8,000 | 10,000
Loans | Outstanding Balance | PR Government Direct Exposure |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 413,165 | 434,493
Loans | Outstanding Balance | PR Government Direct Exposure | From Municipalities |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 413,165 |
Securities Investment | Outstanding Balance | PR Government Direct Exposure |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | 44,830 | $ 49,045
Securities Investment | Outstanding Balance | PR Government Direct Exposure | From Municipalities |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Of Risk Credit Facilities |  | $ 44,745 |

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