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Note Segment reporting (Selected Balance Sheet information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		$ 47,919,428	$ 44,277,337	$ 42,601,267
Deposits		39,648,827	35,453,508
PUERTO RICO
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		37,167,038	33,705,624
Loans		18,782,224	17,591,078
Deposits		31,171,092	27,575,292
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		9,855,363	9,648,865
Loans		7,085,761	6,608,056
Deposits		6,956,336	6,635,153
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets		897,027	922,848
Loans		695,925	743,329
Deposits	[1]	$ 1,521,399	$ 1,243,063
[1] Represents deposits from BPPR operations located in the US and British Virgin Islands.

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