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Goodwill and other intangible assets - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2019
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Intangible Assets | $ 1,076,000 | $ 2,399,000 |  | $ 5,345,000 | $ 7,082,000 |  |  |
Finite-Lived Core Deposits, Gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,400,000 |  |
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,300,000 |  |
Identifiable intangible assets | $ 6,100,000 |  |  | 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 | 10.72% |  |  | 10.72% |  |  |  |
Discounted cash flow approach | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of equity discount rate | 15.13% |  |  | 15.13% |  |  |  |
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Step 1 Fair Value Excess Over Carrying Amount |  |  | $ 282,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000
Percentage excess of fair value of reporting unit over equity value |  |  | 9.00% |  |  |  |  | 37.00%
Popular U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Step 1 Fair Value Excess Over Carrying Amount |  |  | $ 215,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 338,000,000
Percentage excess of fair value of reporting unit over equity value |  |  | 13.00% |  |  |  |  | 21.00%
Goodwill impairment charge |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Goodwill |  |  | 91.00% |  |  |  |  |

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