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Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Direct Exposure to Puerto Rico Government by Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	$ 455,000	$ 458,000
PR Government direct exposure
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	455,529
Total concentration of risk	455,529
PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	68
Total concentration of risk	68
PR Government direct exposure | From Government Development Bank
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
Total concentration of risk	3
PR Government direct exposure | From Public Corporation - Puerto Rico Highways And Transportation Authority
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
Total concentration of risk	3
PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	455,455
Total concentration of risk	455,455
Loans | PR Government direct exposure
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	413,100	413,000
Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Government Development Bank
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Public Corporation - Puerto Rico Highways And Transportation Authority
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	413,100
Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	42,429	$ 45,000
Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	68
Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Government Development Bank
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Public Corporation - Puerto Rico Highways And Transportation Authority
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	42,355
Within 1 year | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	18,935
Total concentration of risk	18,935
Within 1 year | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	15,265
Within 1 year | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3,670
After 1 and within 5 years | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	7
Total concentration of risk	7
After 1 and within 5 years | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	215,242
Total concentration of risk	215,242
After 1 and within 5 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
After 1 and within 5 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	197,987
After 1 and within 5 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	7
After 1 and within 5 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	17,255
After 5 to 10 years | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	31
Total concentration of risk	31
After 5 to 10 years | PR Government direct exposure | From Public Corporation - Puerto Rico Highways And Transportation Authority
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
Total concentration of risk	3
After 5 to 10 years | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	122,248
Total concentration of risk	122,248
After 5 to 10 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
After 5 to 10 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Public Corporation - Puerto Rico Highways And Transportation Authority
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
After 5 to 10 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	101,663
After 5 to 10 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	31
After 5 to 10 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Public Corporation - Puerto Rico Highways And Transportation Authority
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
After 5 to 10 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	20,585
After 10 years | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	30
Total concentration of risk	30
After 10 years | PR Government direct exposure | From Government Development Bank
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
Total concentration of risk	3
After 10 years | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	99,030
Total concentration of risk	99,030
After 10 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
After 10 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Government Development Bank
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	0
After 10 years | Loans | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	98,185
After 10 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From PR Central Government
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	30
After 10 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Government Development Bank
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	3
After 10 years | Securities Investment | PR Government direct exposure | From Municipalities
Direct exposure to the puerto rico government by maturity
Outstanding concentration of risk	$ 845

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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