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Note Allowance for loan losses (Average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | $ 1,039,569 | $ 964,327
Interest Income Recognized | 8,062 | 10,059
Commercial multi-family | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 928 | 168
Interest Income Recognized | 12 | 2
CRE non-owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 178,725 | 123,359
Interest Income Recognized | 1,712 | 1,366
CRE owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 140,692 | 153,453
Interest Income Recognized | 1,458 | 1,486
Commercial and industrial | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 70,662 | 60,780
Interest Income Recognized | 745 | 582
Construction | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 13,848 | 2,147
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Mortgages | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 521,846 | 519,099
Interest Income Recognized | 4,066 | 6,623
Leasing | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,059 | 1,409
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Credit cards | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 28,354 | 33,471
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Home equity lines of credit | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 7,962 | 4,685
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Personal Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 73,084 | 62,516
Interest Income Recognized | 69 | 0
Consumer | Auto Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,162 | 1,885
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Other | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,247 | 1,355
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,008,486 | 949,713
Interest Income Recognized | 8,022 | 10,016
PUERTO RICO | Commercial multi-family | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 928 | 168
Interest Income Recognized | 12 | 2
PUERTO RICO | CRE non-owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 178,725 | 123,359
Interest Income Recognized | 1,712 | 1,366
PUERTO RICO | CRE owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 139,846 | 153,453
Interest Income Recognized | 1,458 | 1,486
PUERTO RICO | Commercial and industrial | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 70,662 | 60,780
Interest Income Recognized | 745 | 582
PUERTO RICO | Construction | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,788 | 2,147
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Mortgages | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 512,417 | 509,941
Interest Income Recognized | 4,026 | 6,580
PUERTO RICO | Leasing | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,059 | 1,409
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Credit cards | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 28,354 | 33,471
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Personal Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 72,298 | 61,745
Interest Income Recognized | 69 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Auto Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,162 | 1,885
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Other | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,247 | 1,355
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 31,083 | 14,614
Interest Income Recognized | 40 | 43
UNITED STATES | Commercial multi-family | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | CRE non-owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | CRE owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 846 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Commercial and industrial | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Construction | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 12,060 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Mortgages | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 9,429 | 9,158
Interest Income Recognized | 40 | 43
UNITED STATES | Leasing | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Credit cards | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 7,962 | 4,685
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Personal Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 786 | 771
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Auto Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Other | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Interest Income Recognized | $ 0 | $ 0

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