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Debt Securities Held-to-maturity - Allowance for credit loss on held to maturity (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt securities held to maturity allowance for credit loss |
Beginning balance | $ 0
Impact of adopting ASC 326 | 12,654
Provision for credit loss expense (reversal of provision) | 736
Debt securities held to maturity Allowance for Credit Loss Write off | 0
Recoveries | 0
Ending balance | 13,390
Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions |
Debt securities held to maturity allowance for credit loss |
Beginning balance | 0
Impact of adopting ASC 326 | 12,654
Provision for credit loss expense (reversal of provision) | 736
Debt securities held to maturity Allowance for Credit Loss Write off | 0
Recoveries | 0
Ending balance | 13,390
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - Federal agencies |
Debt securities held to maturity allowance for credit loss |
Beginning balance | 0
Impact of adopting ASC 326 | 0
Provision for credit loss expense (reversal of provision) | 0
Debt securities held to maturity Allowance for Credit Loss Write off | 0
Recoveries | 0
Ending balance | 0
Securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts |
Debt securities held to maturity allowance for credit loss |
Beginning balance | 0
Impact of adopting ASC 326 | 0
Provision for credit loss expense (reversal of provision) | 0
Debt securities held to maturity Allowance for Credit Loss Write off | 0
Recoveries | 0
Ending balance | 0
Other |
Debt securities held to maturity allowance for credit loss |
Beginning balance | 0
Impact of adopting ASC 326 | 0
Provision for credit loss expense (reversal of provision) | 0
Debt securities held to maturity Allowance for Credit Loss Write off | 0
Recoveries | 0
Ending balance | $ 0

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- Definition Amount of increase in allowance for credit loss on investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity), from recovery. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119407570&loc=SL82919249-210447 + Details
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- Definition Amount of writeoff of investment in debt security, measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity), charged against allowance for credit loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119407570&loc=SL82919249-210447 + Details
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