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LOAN PORTFOLIO - Narratives (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure Loan Portfolio Additional Information [Abstract]
Branches Doral	10

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Disclosure - LOAN PORTFOLIO - Additional Information [Abstract]

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