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Allowance for credit losses - Average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | $ 1,043,009
Interest Income Recognized | 33,687
Construction |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 10,399
Interest Income Recognized | 25
Mortgages |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 527,903
Interest Income Recognized | 16,963
Commercial | Commercial multi-family |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 2,813
Interest Income Recognized | 50
Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 183,233
Interest Income Recognized | 5,742
Commercial | CRE owner occupied |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 138,336
Interest Income Recognized | 6,528
Commercial | Commercial and Industrial |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 71,828
Interest Income Recognized | 4,097
Leasing |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 823
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Consumer | Credit cards |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 26,775
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Consumer | Home equity lines of credit |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 8,988
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Consumer | Personal loans |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 70,044
Interest Income Recognized | 282
Consumer | Auto Loan |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 823
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Consumer | Other |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,044
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Puerto Rico |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,013,008
Interest Income Recognized | 33,534
Puerto Rico | Construction |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,151
Interest Income Recognized | 25
Puerto Rico | Mortgages |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 518,487
Interest Income Recognized | 16,810
Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial multi-family |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,470
Interest Income Recognized | 50
Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 183,233
Interest Income Recognized | 5,742
Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE owner occupied |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 137,710
Interest Income Recognized | 6,528
Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial and Industrial |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 71,828
Interest Income Recognized | 4,097
Puerto Rico | Leasing |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 823
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Credit cards |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 26,775
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Personal loans |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 69,664
Interest Income Recognized | 282
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Auto Loan |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 823
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Puerto Rico | Consumer | Other |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,044
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 30,001
Interest Income Recognized | 153
Popular U.S. | Construction |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 9,248
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Mortgages |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 9,416
Interest Income Recognized | 153
Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial multi-family |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 1,343
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE owner occupied |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 626
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial and Industrial |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Leasing |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Credit cards |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 8,988
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Personal loans |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 380
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Auto Loan |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 0
Interest Income Recognized | 0
Popular U.S. | Consumer | Other |
Financing Receivable, Impaired |
Average Recorded Investment | 0
Interest Income Recognized | $ 0

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