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Loans - Loans HIP in past due status, non-performing status and accruing loans past-due 90 days or more by loan class (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 02, 2020
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Unearned Income |  | $ 203,234 | $ 180,983 |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  | 29,385,196 | 27,406,873 |
Loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value |  | 99,455 | 59,203 |
Pledged Financial Instruments, Not Separately Reported, Loans Receivable Pledged as Collateral |  | 6,500,000 | 6,700,000 |
Loans-held-in portfolio served as collateral to secure credit facilities authorized with the FHLB |  | 4,100,000 | 4,600,000 |
Recorded investment current |  | 27,115,643 | 25,603,271 |
Mortgage loans related to buy-back option program |  | 29,588,430 | 27,587,856 |
Mortgages |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  | 7,890,680 | 7,183,532 |
Recorded investment current |  | 6,114,778 | 5,884,089 |
Past Due 90 Days or More |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  | 1,028,064 | 460,133 |
Past Due 90 Days or More | Mortgages |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  | 1,014,481 | 439,662 |
Buy back option program |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Repurchased Loans |  | 862,000 | 104,000 |
Mortgage loans related to buy-back option program |  | 57,000 | 103,000 |
Bulk loan repurchase | GNMA |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Repurchased Loans | $ 687,900 |  |  |
FRB Advances |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans served as collateral to secure debt obligations |  | 2,400,000 | 2,100,000 |
Puerto Rico |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  | 21,573,280 | 20,180,232 |
Recorded investment current |  | 19,426,598 | 18,451,825 |
Puerto Rico | Mortgages |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  | 6,770,143 | 6,166,748 |
Recorded investment current |  | 5,057,991 | 4,897,894 |
Puerto Rico | Past Due 90 Days or More |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  | 1,028,061 | 460,133 |
Puerto Rico | Past Due 90 Days or More | Mortgages |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  | 1,014,481 | 439,662 |
Popular U.S. |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  | 7,811,916 | 7,226,641 |
Recorded investment current |  | 7,689,045 | 7,151,446 |
Popular U.S. | Mortgages |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  | 1,120,537 | 1,016,784 |
Recorded investment current |  | 1,056,787 | 986,195 |
Popular U.S. | Past Due 90 Days or More |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  | 3 | 0 |
Popular U.S. | Past Due 90 Days or More | Mortgages |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  | $ 0 | 0 |
ASC Subtopic 310-30 |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  |  | 153,000 |
Recorded investment current |  |  |  | $ 134,000
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  |  |  | 144,000
ASC Subtopic 310-30 | Puerto Rico |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  |  | 134,000 |
Recorded investment current |  |  |  | 134,000
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing |  |  |  | $ 125,000
ASC Subtopic 310-30 | Popular U.S. |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |  |  |  |
Loans held-in-portfolio, net of unearned income |  |  | $ 19,000 |

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