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Note Segment reporting (Geographic information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue	[1]	$ 602,490	$ 478,545	$ 1,757,979	$ 1,447,784
PUERTO RICO
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue	[1]	493,512	378,790	1,435,099	1,157,324
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue	[1]	90,659	81,652	264,232	234,778
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Revenue	[1]	$ 18,319	$ 18,103	$ 58,648	$ 55,682
[1] Total revenues include net interest income (expense) , service charges on deposit accounts, other service fees, mortgage banking activities, net gain (loss) and valuation adjustments on investment securities, trading account (loss) profit, net (loss) gain on sale of loans and valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale, adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold, FDIC loss share ( expense ) income and other operating income .

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