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Goodwill and other intangible assets - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2019
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Intangible Assets | $ 2,473,000 | $ 2,312,000 |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | 6,100,000 |  | $ 6,100,000 |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Discounted cash flow approach | Minimum |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Cost of equity discount rate | 10.27% |  |  |
Discounted cash flow approach | Maximum |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Cost of equity discount rate | 11.01% |  |  |
Customer relationship |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross | $ 42,909,000 |  | $ 42,909,000 |
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Step 1 Fair Value Excess Over Carrying Amount | $ 761,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000
Percentage excess of fair value of reporting unit over equity value | 25.00% |  |  | 37.00%
Goodwill impairment charge | $ 0 |  |  |
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | Exclude comparable transactions approach |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Step 1 Fair Value Excess Over Carrying Amount | $ 589,000,000 |  |  |
Percentage excess of fair value of reporting unit over equity value | 19.00% |  |  |
Popular U.S. |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Step 1 Fair Value Excess Over Carrying Amount | $ 85,000,000 |  |  | $ 338,000,000
Percentage excess of fair value of reporting unit over equity value | 5.00% |  |  | 21.00%
Goodwill impairment charge | $ 0 |  |  |
Popular U.S. | Exclude comparable transactions approach |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Step 1 Fair Value Excess Over Carrying Amount | $ 26,000,000 |  |  |
Percentage excess of fair value of reporting unit over equity value | 2.00% |  |  |
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Goodwill | 91.00% |  |  |

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