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Allowance for loan losses - Average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | $ 1,043,009 | $ 998,573
Interest Income Recognized | 33,687 | 34,685
Commercial multi-family | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 2,813 | 693
Interest Income Recognized | 50 | 50
CRE non-owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 183,233 | 138,832
Interest Income Recognized | 5,742 | 5,742
CRE owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 138,336 | 148,967
Interest Income Recognized | 6,528 | 6,528
Commercial and industrial | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 71,828 | 69,406
Interest Income Recognized | 4,097 | 4,097
Construction | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 10,399 | 11,659
Interest Income Recognized | 25 | 25
Mortgages | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 527,903 | 518,296
Interest Income Recognized | 16,963 | 17,828
Leasing | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 823 | 1,195
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Credit cards | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 26,775 | 31,953
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Home equity lines of credit | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 8,988 | 5,904
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Personal Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 70,044 | 69,007
Interest Income Recognized | 282 | 415
Consumer | Auto Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 823 | 1,413
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
Consumer | Other | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,044 | 1,248
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,013,008 | 973,076
Interest Income Recognized | 33,534 | 34,520
PUERTO RICO | Commercial multi-family | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,470 | 693
Interest Income Recognized | 50 | 50
PUERTO RICO | CRE non-owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 183,233 | 138,832
Interest Income Recognized | 5,742 | 5,742
PUERTO RICO | CRE owner occupied | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 137,710 | 148,967
Interest Income Recognized | 6,528 | 6,528
PUERTO RICO | Commercial and industrial | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 71,828 | 69,406
Interest Income Recognized | 4,097 | 4,097
PUERTO RICO | Construction | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,151 | 2,094
Interest Income Recognized | 25 | 25
PUERTO RICO | Mortgages | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 518,487 | 509,038
Interest Income Recognized | 16,810 | 17,663
PUERTO RICO | Leasing | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 823 | 1,195
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Credit cards | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 26,775 | 31,953
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 | 69,664 | 68,237
Interest Income Recognized | 282 | 415
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Auto Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 823 | 1,413
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Other | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,044 | 1,248
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 30,001 | 25,497
Interest Income Recognized | 153 | 165
UNITED STATES | Commercial multi-family | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,343 | 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 | 626 | 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 | 9,248 | 9,565
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Mortgages | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 9,416 | 9,258
Interest Income Recognized | 153 | 165
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 | 8,988 | 5,904
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Personal Loan | Non Covered Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 380 | 770
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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