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Note Loans (Non-covered loans HIP in past due status, non-performing status and accruing loans past-due 90 days or more by loan class) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unearned Income | $ 160,579 |  | $ 155,824 |
Loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value | 43,985 |  | 51,422 |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 26,647,708 |  | 26,507,889 |
Non Covered Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Pledged Financial Instruments, Not Separately Reported, Loans Receivable Pledged as Collateral | 6,600,000 |  | 6,900,000 |
Loans-held-in portfolio served as collateral to secure credit facilities authorized with the FHLB | 4,600,000 |  | 4,800,000 |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 26,647,708 | [1],[2] | 26,507,889 | [3],[4]
FRB Discount Window | Non Covered Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans served as collateral to secure debt obligations | 2,000,000 |  | 2,100,000 |
PUERTO RICO |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 19,996,350 |  | 19,883,472 |
PUERTO RICO | Non Covered Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 19,996,350 |  | 19,883,472 |
Popular U.S. |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 6,651,358 |  | 6,624,417 |
Popular U.S. | Non Covered Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 6,651,358 |  | 6,624,417 |
ASC Subtopic 310-30 | Non Covered Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 257,000 |  | 216,000 |
ASC Subtopic 310-30 | PUERTO RICO | Non Covered Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | 194,000 |  | 143,000 |
ASC Subtopic 310-30 | Popular U.S. | Non Covered Loans [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income | $ 63,000 |  | $ 73,000 |
[1] | Includes $6.6 billion pledged to secure credit facilities and public funds that the secured parties are not permitted to sell or repledge the collateral, of which $4.6 billion were pledged at the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") as collateral for borrowings and $2.0 billion at the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") for discount window borrowings.
[2] | Loans held-in-portfolio are net of $161 million in unearned income and exclude $44 million in loans held-for-sale.
[3] | Includes $6.9 billion pledged to secure credit facilities and public funds that the secured parties are not permitted to sell or repledge the collateral, of which $4.8 billion were pledged at the FHLB as collateral for borrowings and $2.1 billion at the FRB for discount window borrowings.
[4] | Loans held-in-portfolio are net of $156 million in unearned income and exclude $51 million in loans held-for-sale.

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