XML 121 R109.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.10.0.1

Note FDIC loss share asset (FDIC loss share - Additional Information) (Detail) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
May 22, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) D | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
True Up Payment Term | D |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |
OREO transfer to non-covered status |  |  |  |  | $ 15,300 |  |  | $ 0 | [1] |  |
Loans transfer to non-covered status |  |  |  |  | 514,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to the FDIC as a consideration for the termination of the loss share agreement. |  | $ 23,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
True-up payment obligation |  |  |  |  | 171,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 165,000
FDIC loss-share asset net |  |  | $ 0 |  | 45,600 | $ 48,470 |  | 0 |  | $ 48,470 |
Balance Due To F D I C |  |  | 0 |  | $ 1,100 | (924) |  | 0 |  | (924) |
Gain from the FDIC termination agreement |  |  | $ 0 | [2] |  | $ 0 |  | 102,752 | [2] | $ 0 |
Non-covered loans | Mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OREO transfer to non-covered status | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,333 |  |  |
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Sharing Agreement Allocation Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |
[1] | Represents the reclassification of OREOs to the non-covered category, pursuant to the Termination Agreement of all shared-loss agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation related to loans acquired from Westernbank, that was completed on May 22, 2018.
[2] | Refer to Note 10 for additional information of the Termination Agreement with the FDIC.

X
- Definition Balance due to the FDIC for recoveries on covered assets. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_BalanceDueToFDIC
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Payment to the FDIC as a consideration for the termination of the loss share agreement. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_FDICPaymentConsiderationForTheTerminationOfTheLossShareAgreement
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Carrying amount of receivable assets originating from the indemnification agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in which the FDIC is to partially cover losses, net of recoveries on covered assets. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_FdicIndemnificationAssetNet
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Gain on FDIC LSA Termination Agreement + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_GainOnFDICLSATerminationAgreement
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Loss Sharing Agreement Allocation Percentage + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_LossSharingAgreementAllocationPercentage
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of loan reclassified from covered to non-covered as a result of the termination of the loss-share agreements. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_ReclassificationOfLoansExpirationLSA
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount of other real estate reclassified from covered to non-covered as a result of the termination of the loss-shared agreement. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_ReclassificationOfOtherRealEstateTerminationLSA
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Term to make true-up payment under the FDIC loss sharing agreements. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bpop_TrueUpPaymentTerm
Namespace Prefix: | bpop_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionContingentConsiderationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911338&loc=d3e6819-128478 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 25 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911189&loc=d3e6408-128476 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | bpop_BankingAgenciesAxis=bpop_NonCoveredUnderLossSharingAgreementsWithFDICMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis=us-gaap_MortgageReceivablesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |