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Debt Securities Held-to-maturity - Weighted average yield and contractual maturities of debt securities HTM (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Amortized cost
Amortized cost	$ 75,984	$ 79,461
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for credit losses	7,844	8,096
Net of Allowance
Net of Allowance	68,140	71,365
Gross unrecognized gains
Gross Unrealized Gains	8,263	12,003
Gross unrealized losses
Gross Unrealized Losses	521	0
Fair Value
Fair value	$ 75,882	$ 83,368
Weighted Average Yield
Weighted Average Yield	2.95%	3.06%
Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
Amortized cost
Amortized cost - Within 1 year	$ 4,440	$ 4,240
Amortized cost - After 1 to 5 years	13,045	14,395
Amortized cost - After 5 to 10 years	9,530	11,280
Amortized cost - After 10 years	42,985	43,561
Amortized cost	70,000	73,476
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for credit losses - Within 1 Year	13	7
Allowance for credit losses - After 1 to 5 years	158	148
Allowance for credit losses - After 5 to 10 years	89	122
Allowance for credit losses - After 10 years	7,584	7,819
Allowance for credit losses	7,844	8,096	$ 10,096	$ 10,261
Net of Allowance
Net of Allowance - Within 1 Year	4,427	4,233
Net of Allowance - After 1 to 5 Years	12,887	14,247
Net of Allowance - After 5 to 10 Years	9,441	11,158
Net of Allowance - After 10 Years	35,401	35,742
Net of Allowance	62,156	65,380
Gross unrecognized gains
Gross unrealized gains - Within 1 year	13	4
Gross unrealized gains - After 1 to 5 years	158	149
Gross unrealized gains - After 5 to 10 years	24	104
Gross unrealized gains - After 10 years	8,067	11,746
Gross Unrealized Gains	8,262	12,003
Gross unrealized losses
Gross unrealized losses - Within 1 year	0	0
Gross unrealized losses - After 1 to 5 years	0	0
Gross unrealized losses - After 5 to 10 years	1	0
Gross unrealized losses - After 10 years	520	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	521	0
Fair Value
Fair Value - within 1 year	4,440	4,237
Fair Value - After 1 to 5 years	13,045	14,396
Fair Value - After 5 to 10 years	9,464	11,262
Fair Value - After 10 years	42,948	47,488
Fair value	$ 69,897	$ 77,383
Weighted Average Yield
Weighted average yield - Within 1 Year	6.10%	6.07%
Weighted average yield - After 1 to 5 years	6.28%	6.23%
Weighted average yield - After 5 to 10 years	1.40%	2.18%
Weighted average yield - After 10 years	1.48%	1.50%
Weighted Average Yield	2.66%	2.79%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - Federal agencies
Amortized cost
Amortized cost - After 1 to 5 years	$ 24	$ 25
Amortized cost	24	25
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for credit losses - After 1 to 5 years	0	0
Allowance for credit losses	0	0
Net of Allowance
Net of Allowance - After 1 to 5 Years	24	25
Net of Allowance	24	25
Gross unrecognized gains
Gross unrealized gains - After 1 to 5 years	1	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	1	0
Gross unrealized losses
Gross unrealized losses - After 1 to 5 years	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value
Fair Value - After 1 to 5 years	25	25
Fair value	$ 25	$ 25
Weighted Average Yield
Weighted average yield - After 1 to 5 years	6.44%	6.44%
Weighted Average Yield	6.44%	6.44%
Securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts
Amortized cost
Amortized cost - After 10 years	$ 5,960	$ 5,960
Amortized cost	5,960	5,960
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for credit losses - After 10 years	0	0
Allowance for credit losses	0	0
Net of Allowance
Net of Allowance - After 10 Years	5,960	5,960
Net of Allowance	5,960	5,960
Gross unrecognized gains
Gross unrealized gains - After 10 years	0	0
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross unrealized losses
Gross unrealized losses - After 10 years	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value
Fair Value - After 10 years	5,960	5,960
Fair value	$ 5,960	$ 5,960
Weighted Average Yield
Weighted average yield - After 10 years	6.33%	6.33%
Weighted Average Yield	6.33%	6.33%

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