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Goodwill and other intangible assets - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2019
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Intangible Assets |  | $ 6,397,000 | $ 9,370,000 | $ 9,326,000 |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Goodwill impairment charge | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Westernbank FDIC assisted transaction |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Core Deposits, Gross |  | 24,400,000 |  |  |
FDIC Assisted Partial Acquisition Of Doral Bank |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross |  | $ 16,300,000 |  |  |
Credit card portfolio acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross |  |  | 9,600,000 |  |
Discounted cash flow approach | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Cost of equity discount rate |  | 10.72% |  |  |
Discounted cash flow approach | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Cost of equity discount rate |  | 15.13% |  |  |
Trademarks | E-Loan |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | $ 6,100,000 | $ 6,100,000 |  |
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%
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other intangible assets |  |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Goodwill | 91.00% |  |  |  |

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