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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flow (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |
Net Income | $ 167,925 |  | $ 91,324
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of dividends or distributions | 0 |  | 0
Provision for loan losses | 41,825 |  | 71,063
Amortization of intangibles | 2,312 |  | 2,325
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | 14,295 |  | 12,836
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees | (38,813) |  | (7,006)
Share-based compensation | 6,930 |  | 3,112
Impairment losses on long-lived assets | 0 |  | 272
FDIC loss-share expense | 0 |  | 8,027
Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights | 3,825 |  | 4,307
Adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold | 93 |  | 2,926
Earnings from investments under the equity method, net of dividends or distributions | (9,027) |  | (7,370)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | 45,796 |  | 10,758
Loss (gain) on: |  |  |
Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets | (2,265) |  | (72)
Proceeds from insurance claims | 0 |  | (258)
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities | (4,058) |  | (1,116)
Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs | (3,772) |  | (99)
Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale | (44,748) |  | (47,335)
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale | 13,802 |  | 12,036
Net originations on loans held-for-sale | (53,231) |  | (48,375)
Net decrease (increase) in: |  |  |
Trading debt securities | 105,838 |  | 93,998
Equity securities | (4,362) |  | (130)
Accrued income receivable | 3,224 |  | 56,504
Other assets | 28,709 |  | 36,272
Net (decrease) increase in: |  |  |
Interest payable | (6,915) |  | (10,614)
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation | 5,297 |  | 1,225
Other liabilities | (100,585) |  | (94,529)
Total adjustments | 4,170 |  | 98,757
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | 172,095 |  | 190,081
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |
Net decrease in money market investments | (643,117) |  | (1,728,858)
Purchases of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | (3,123,508) |  | (1,311,382)
Equity | (1,239) |  | (9,730)
Proceeds from calls, paydowns, maturities and redemptions of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 3,006,779 |  | 1,016,203
Held-to-maturity | 2,587 |  | 2,639
Proceeds from sale of investment securities: |  |  |
Equity | 2,679 |  | 9,745
Net (disbursements) repayments on loans | (78,969) |  | 93,482
Proceeds from sale of loans | 7,806 |  | 0
Acquisition of loan portfolios | (129,875) |  | (161,295)
Net payments (to) from FDIC under loss sharing agreements | 0 |  | (1,263)
Return of capital from equity method investments | 1,371 |  | 0
Capital Contribution Subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0
Acquisition of premises and equipment | (19,438) |  | (13,046)
Proceeds from insurance claims | 0 |  | 258
Proceeds from sale of: |  |  |
Premises and equipment and other productive assets | 5,975 |  | 3,033
Foreclosed assets | 26,119 |  | 25,746
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (942,830) |  | (2,074,468)
Net increase (decrease) in: |  |  |
Deposits | 1,169,706 |  | 1,678,029
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | (80,659) |  | (10,860)
Other short-term borrowings | 1 |  | 89,992
Payments of notes payable | (59,526) |  | (12,680)
Principal payments of finance leases | (439) |  | 0
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | 0 |  | 40,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 2,976 |  | 4,712
Dividends paid to parent company | 0 |  | 0
Dividends paid | (25,713) |  | (26,138)
Net payments for repurchase of common stock | (250,314) |  | (193)
Return of capital to parent company |  |  | 0
Payments related to tax witholding for share-based compensation | (2,805) |  | (1,223)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 753,227 |  | 1,761,639
Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash | (17,508) |  | (122,748)
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at beginning of period | 403,251 | [1] | 412,629
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at end of period | 385,743 |  | 289,881
Elimination |  |  |
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |
Net Income | (184,191) |  | (117,155)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of dividends or distributions | (17,735) |  | 92,496
Provision for loan losses | 0 |  | 0
Amortization of intangibles | 0 |  | 0
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | 0 |  | 0
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees | 0 |  | 0
Share-based compensation | 0 |  | 0
Impairment losses on long-lived assets |  |  | 0
FDIC loss-share expense | 0 |  | 0
Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights | 0 |  | 0
Adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold | 0 |  | 0
Earnings from investments under the equity method, net of dividends or distributions | 0 |  | 0
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | 218 |  | 231
Loss (gain) on: |  |  |
Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | 0
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities | 0 |  | 0
Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs | 0 |  | 0
Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Net originations on loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Net decrease (increase) in: |  |  |
Trading debt securities | 0 |  | (101)
Equity securities | 0 |  | 0
Accrued income receivable | (100) |  | 34
Other assets | 5,992 |  | 758
Net (decrease) increase in: |  |  |
Interest payable | 100 |  | (34)
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation | 0 |  | 0
Other liabilities | (6,598) |  | (1,350)
Total adjustments | (18,123) |  | 92,034
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (202,314) |  | (25,121)
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |
Net decrease in money market investments | (48,020) |  | (30,748)
Purchases of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Equity | 58 |  | 123
Proceeds from calls, paydowns, maturities and redemptions of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Held-to-maturity | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of investment securities: |  |  |
Equity | 0 |  | 0
Net (disbursements) repayments on loans | 0 |  | 4,301
Proceeds from sale of loans | 0 |  | 0
Acquisition of loan portfolios | 0 |  | 0
Net payments (to) from FDIC under loss sharing agreements | 0 |  | 0
Return of capital from equity method investments | 0 |  | 0
Capital Contribution Subsidiaries | 0 |  | 10,000
Acquisition of premises and equipment | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of: |  |  |
Premises and equipment and other productive assets | 0 |  | 0
Foreclosed assets | 0 |  | 0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (47,962) |  | (16,324)
Net increase (decrease) in: |  |  |
Deposits | 96,180 |  | 39,076
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | 0 |  | 0
Other short-term borrowings | 0 |  | (4,301)
Payments of notes payable | 0 |  | 0
Principal payments of finance leases | 0 |  |
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable |  |  | 0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 0 |  | 0
Dividends paid to parent company | 202,300 |  | 25,000
Dividends paid | 0 |  | 0
Net payments for repurchase of common stock | (45) |  | (2)
Return of capital to parent company |  |  | (10,000)
Payments related to tax witholding for share-based compensation | 0 |  | 0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 298,435 |  | 49,773
Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash | 48,159 |  | 8,328
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at beginning of period | (68,022) |  | (48,178)
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at end of period | (19,863) |  | (39,850)
Popular, Inc. Holding Co. |  |  |
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |
Net Income | 167,925 |  | 91,324
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of dividends or distributions | 29,880 |  | (76,644)
Provision for loan losses | 106 |  | (21)
Amortization of intangibles | 24 |  | 0
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | 188 |  | 187
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees | 316 |  | 521
Share-based compensation | 5,369 |  | 2,361
Impairment losses on long-lived assets |  |  | 0
FDIC loss-share expense | 0 |  | 0
Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights | 0 |  | 0
Adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold | 0 |  | 0
Earnings from investments under the equity method, net of dividends or distributions | (4,587) |  | (3,745)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | 0 |  | 0
Loss (gain) on: |  |  |
Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets | 40 |  | (5)
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | 0
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities | 0 |  | 0
Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs | 0 |  | 0
Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Net originations on loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Net decrease (increase) in: |  |  |
Trading debt securities | 0 |  | 0
Equity securities | (2,374) |  | (443)
Accrued income receivable | (99) |  | (34)
Other assets | (1,337) |  | (2,287)
Net (decrease) increase in: |  |  |
Interest payable | (4,594) |  | (7,875)
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation | 0 |  | 0
Other liabilities | (9,019) |  | (3,434)
Total adjustments | 13,913 |  | (91,419)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | 181,838 |  | (95)
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |
Net decrease in money market investments | 45,000 |  | 29,000
Purchases of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Equity | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from calls, paydowns, maturities and redemptions of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Held-to-maturity | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of investment securities: |  |  |
Equity | 0 |  | 0
Net (disbursements) repayments on loans | 252 |  | (4,168)
Proceeds from sale of loans | 0 |  | 0
Acquisition of loan portfolios | 0 |  | 0
Net payments (to) from FDIC under loss sharing agreements | 0 |  | 0
Return of capital from equity method investments | 0 |  | 0
Capital Contribution Subsidiaries | 0 |  | (10,000)
Acquisition of premises and equipment | (231) |  | (143)
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of: |  |  |
Premises and equipment and other productive assets | 3 |  | 0
Foreclosed assets | 0 |  | 0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | 45,024 |  | 14,689
Net increase (decrease) in: |  |  |
Deposits | 0 |  | 0
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | 0 |  | 0
Other short-term borrowings | 0 |  | 0
Payments of notes payable | 0 |  | 0
Principal payments of finance leases | 0 |  |
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable |  |  | 0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 3,981 |  | 4,712
Dividends paid to parent company | 0 |  | 0
Dividends paid | (25,713) |  | (26,138)
Net payments for repurchase of common stock | (250,271) |  | (191)
Return of capital to parent company |  |  | 0
Payments related to tax witholding for share-based compensation | (2,805) |  | (1,223)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (274,808) |  | (22,840)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash | (47,946) |  | (8,246)
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at beginning of period | 68,278 |  | 48,120
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at end of period | 20,332 |  | 39,874
PNA Holding Co. |  |  |
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |
Net Income | 9,958 |  | 13,397
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of dividends or distributions | (12,145) |  | (15,852)
Provision for loan losses | 0 |  | 0
Amortization of intangibles | 0 |  | 0
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | 0 |  | 0
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees | 7 |  | 7
Share-based compensation | 0 |  | 0
Impairment losses on long-lived assets |  |  | 0
FDIC loss-share expense | 0 |  | 0
Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights | 0 |  | 0
Adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold | 0 |  | 0
Earnings from investments under the equity method, net of dividends or distributions | 1,267 |  | (751)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | (581) |  | (282)
Loss (gain) on: |  |  |
Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | 0
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities | 0 |  | 0
Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs | 0 |  | 0
Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Net originations on loans held-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Net decrease (increase) in: |  |  |
Trading debt securities | 0 |  | 0
Equity securities | 0 |  | 0
Accrued income receivable | 97 |  | 81
Other assets | 26 |  | 28
Net (decrease) increase in: |  |  |
Interest payable | (1,551) |  | (2,680)
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation | 0 |  | 0
Other liabilities | (98) |  | 3
Total adjustments | (12,978) |  | (19,446)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (3,020) |  | (6,049)
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |
Net decrease in money market investments | 3,020 |  | 1,748
Purchases of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Equity | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from calls, paydowns, maturities and redemptions of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 0 |  | 0
Held-to-maturity | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of investment securities: |  |  |
Equity | 0 |  | 0
Net (disbursements) repayments on loans | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of loans | 0 |  | 0
Acquisition of loan portfolios | 0 |  | 0
Net payments (to) from FDIC under loss sharing agreements | 0 |  | 0
Return of capital from equity method investments | 0 |  | 0
Capital Contribution Subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0
Acquisition of premises and equipment | 0 |  | 0
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | 0
Proceeds from sale of: |  |  |
Premises and equipment and other productive assets | 0 |  | 0
Foreclosed assets | 0 |  | 0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | 3,020 |  | 1,748
Net increase (decrease) in: |  |  |
Deposits | 0 |  | 0
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | 0 |  | 0
Other short-term borrowings | 0 |  | 4,301
Payments of notes payable | 0 |  | 0
Principal payments of finance leases | 0 |  |
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable |  |  | 0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 0 |  | 0
Dividends paid to parent company | 0 |  | 0
Dividends paid | 0 |  | 0
Net payments for repurchase of common stock | 0 |  | 0
Return of capital to parent company |  |  | 0
Payments related to tax witholding for share-based compensation | 0 |  | 0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 0 |  | 4,301
Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash | 0 |  | 0
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at beginning of period | 0 |  | 462
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at end of period | 0 |  | 462
All other subsidiaries and eliminations |  |  |
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |
Net Income | 174,233 |  | 103,758
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of dividends or distributions | 0 |  | 0
Provision for loan losses | 41,719 |  | 71,084
Amortization of intangibles | 2,288 |  | 2,325
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | 14,107 |  | 12,649
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees | (39,136) |  | (7,534)
Share-based compensation | 1,561 |  | 751
Impairment losses on long-lived assets |  |  | 272
FDIC loss-share expense | 0 |  | 8,027
Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights | 3,825 |  | 4,307
Adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold | 93 |  | 2,926
Earnings from investments under the equity method, net of dividends or distributions | (5,707) |  | (2,874)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | 46,159 |  | 10,809
Loss (gain) on: |  |  |
Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets | (2,305) |  | (67)
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | (258)
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities | (4,058) |  | (1,116)
Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs | (3,772) |  | (99)
Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale | (44,748) |  | (47,335)
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale | 13,802 |  | 12,036
Net originations on loans held-for-sale | (53,231) |  | (48,375)
Net decrease (increase) in: |  |  |
Trading debt securities | 105,838 |  | 94,099
Equity securities | (1,988) |  | 313
Accrued income receivable | 3,326 |  | 56,423
Other assets | 24,028 |  | 37,773
Net (decrease) increase in: |  |  |
Interest payable | (870) |  | (25)
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation | 5,297 |  | 1,225
Other liabilities | (84,870) |  | (89,748)
Total adjustments | 21,358 |  | 117,588
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | 195,591 |  | 221,346
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |
Net decrease in money market investments | (643,117) |  | (1,728,858)
Purchases of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | (3,123,508) |  | (1,311,382)
Equity | (1,297) |  | (9,853)
Proceeds from calls, paydowns, maturities and redemptions of investment securities: |  |  |
Available-for-sale | 3,006,779 |  | 1,016,203
Held-to-maturity | 2,587 |  | 2,639
Proceeds from sale of investment securities: |  |  |
Equity | 2,679 |  | 9,745
Net (disbursements) repayments on loans | (79,221) |  | 93,349
Proceeds from sale of loans | 7,806 |  | 0
Acquisition of loan portfolios | (129,875) |  | (161,295)
Net payments (to) from FDIC under loss sharing agreements | 0 |  | (1,263)
Return of capital from equity method investments | 1,371 |  | 0
Capital Contribution Subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0
Acquisition of premises and equipment | (19,207) |  | (12,903)
Proceeds from insurance claims |  |  | 258
Proceeds from sale of: |  |  |
Premises and equipment and other productive assets | 5,972 |  | 3,033
Foreclosed assets | 26,119 |  | 25,746
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (942,912) |  | (2,074,581)
Net increase (decrease) in: |  |  |
Deposits | 1,073,526 |  | 1,638,953
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | (80,659) |  | (10,860)
Other short-term borrowings | 1 |  | 89,992
Payments of notes payable | (59,526) |  | (12,680)
Principal payments of finance leases | (439) |  |
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable |  |  | 40,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | (1,005) |  | 0
Dividends paid to parent company | (202,300) |  | (25,000)
Dividends paid | 0 |  | 0
Net payments for repurchase of common stock | 2 |  | 0
Return of capital to parent company |  |  | 10,000
Payments related to tax witholding for share-based compensation | 0 |  | 0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 729,600 |  | 1,730,405
Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash | (17,721) |  | (122,830)
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at beginning of period | 402,995 |  | 412,225
Cash and due from banks and restricted cash at end of period | $ 385,274 |  | $ 289,395
[1] | Refer to Note 5 - Restrictions on cash and due from banks and certain securities for nature of restrictions.

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