OFG BANCORP (HOLDING COMPANY ONLY) FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Oriental Bank
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Dividends and interest paid	$ 140.0	$ 197.0	$ 26.1
Oriental Insurance
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Dividends and interest paid	$ 9.5	$ 11.0	$ 9.5

The contractual amount of dividends (or interest on participating income bonds) that must be paid for the current period (for example, unpaid cumulative dividends).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 60B
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126958026&loc=SL5780133-109256

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