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Allowance for credit losses - Average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	$ 1,051,553	$ 1,045,561
Interest Income Recognized	9,777	27,525
Construction
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	12,091	12,970
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	531,984	526,915
Interest Income Recognized	4,554	12,719
Commercial | Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	3,950	2,439
Interest Income Recognized	12	36
Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	182,078	180,401
Interest Income Recognized	2,561	6,987
Commercial | CRE owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	139,045	139,869
Interest Income Recognized	1,698	4,831
Commercial | Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	74,674	72,668
Interest Income Recognized	888	2,744
Leasing
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	745	902
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Consumer | Credit cards
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	26,346	27,350
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Consumer | Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	9,749	8,855
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Consumer | Personal loans
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	69,210	71,147
Interest Income Recognized	64	208
Consumer | Auto Loan
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	742	952
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	939	1,093
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Puerto Rico
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	1,018,191	1,013,338
Interest Income Recognized	9,622	27,229
Puerto Rico | Construction
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	1,031	1,410
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Puerto Rico | Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	522,567	517,492
Interest Income Recognized	4,399	12,423
Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	1,641	1,284
Interest Income Recognized	12	36
Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	182,078	180,401
Interest Income Recognized	2,561	6,987
Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	138,325	139,086
Interest Income Recognized	1,698	4,831
Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	74,674	72,668
Interest Income Recognized	888	2,744
Puerto Rico | Leasing
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	745	902
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Credit cards
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	26,346	27,350
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Personal loans
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	69,103	70,700
Interest Income Recognized	64	208
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Auto Loan
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	742	952
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	939	1,093
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S.
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	33,362	32,223
Interest Income Recognized	155	296
Popular U.S. | Construction
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	11,060	11,560
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	9,417	9,423
Interest Income Recognized	155	296
Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	2,309	1,155
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	720	783
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Leasing
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Credit cards
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	9,749	8,855
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Personal loans
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	107	447
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Auto Loan
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Impaired
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	$ 0	$ 0

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