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Derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments Included in Trading Activities [Table Text Block] | As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, quantitative information on derivative financial instruments held for hedging purposes is as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Nominal |  |  | Fair Value (1) |  |  | Nominal |  |  | Fair Value (1) |
(In thousands of US$) |  | Amount |  |  | Asset |  |  | Liability |  |  | Amount |  |  | Asset |  |  | Liability |
Fair value hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 480,000 |  |  |  | 8,319 |  |  |  | 6,600 |  |  |  | 125,000 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 10,317 |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  |  | 236,866 |  |  |  | 3,525 |  |  |  | 4,665 |  |  |  | 215,107 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 40,574 |
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 512 |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  |  | 42,001 |  |  |  | 7,333 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 42,336 |  |  |  | 3,549 |  |  |  | - |
Forward foreign exchange |  |  | 75,733 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 411 |  |  |  | 53,264 |  |  |  | 249 |  |  |  | 2,339 |
Net investment hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward foreign exchange |  |  | 6,196 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 6,036 |  |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 840,796 |  |  |  | 19,239 |  |  |  | 11,747 |  |  |  | 461,743 |  |  |  | 4,159 |  |  |  | 53,742 |
Net gain on the ineffective portion of hedging activities (2) |  |  | 71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,849 |
(1) The fair value of assets and liabilities is reported within the derivative financial instruments used for hedging - receivable and payable lines in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. (2) Gains and losses resulting from ineffectiveness and credit risk in hedging activities are reported within the derivative financial instruments and hedging line in the consolidated statements of income.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block] | The gains and losses resulting from activities of derivative financial instruments and hedging recognized in the consolidated statements of income are presented below:
2012
(In thousands of US$) |  |  | Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion) |  |  | Classification of gain (loss) |  |  | Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the statements of income (effective portion) |  |  |  | Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion) |
Derivatives – cash flow hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 217 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  |  | 3,740 |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | 2,481 |  |  |  | - |
|  |  |  |  |  | Interest income – loans |  |  | (564) |  |  |  | - |
Forward foreign exchange |  |  | 1,742 |  |  | Interest expense - borrowings |  |  | (169) |  |  |  | - |
|  |  | - |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | 3,679 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 5,699 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,427 |  |  |  | - |
Derivatives – net investment hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward foreign exchange |  |  | 109 |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 109 |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
2011
(In thousands of US$) |  | Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion) |  |  | Classification of gain (loss) |  | Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the statements of income (effective portion) |  |  | Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion) |
Derivatives – cash flow hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 987 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  |  | 2,270 |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | 1,958 |  |  |  | - |
Forward foreign exchange |  |  | (2,160 | ) |  | Interest income – loans |  |  | (124) |  |  |  | - |
|  |  |  |  |  | Interest expense - borrowings |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | - |
|  |  | - |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | (2,966 | ) |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 1,097 |  |  |  |  |  | (960 | ) |  |  | - |
Derivatives – net investment hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward foreign exchange |  |  | 289 |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 289 |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
2010
(In thousands of US$) |  | Gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion) |  |  | Classification of gain (loss) |  | Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI to the statements of income (effective portion) |  |  | Gain (loss) recognized on derivatives (ineffective portion) |
Derivatives – cash flow hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 460 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  |  | 1,690 |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | 1,171 |  |  |  | - |
Forward foreign exchange |  |  | (759 | ) |  | Interest income - loans |  |  | (477 | ) |  |  | - |
|  |  | - |  |  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | 478 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 1,391 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,172 |  |  |  | -
Disclosure Related To Gain (Loss) On Derivative Instrument and Hedge Item For Fair Value Hedge [Table Text Block] | The Bank recognized in earnings the gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments and the gain (loss) of the hedged asset or liability related to qualifying fair value hedges, as follows:
2012
(In thousands of US$) |  | Classification in statements of income |  | Gain (loss) on derivatives |  |  | Gain (loss) on hedged item |  |  | Net gain (loss) |
Derivatives - fair value hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | Interest income – available-for-sale |  |  | (2,982 | ) |  |  | 4,776 |  |  |  | 1,794 |
|  | Interest expense – borrowings and debt |  |  | 1,564 |  |  |  | (12,022 | ) |  |  | (10,458 | )
|  | Derivative financial instruments and hedging (ineffectiveness) |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 59 |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  | Interest income – loans |  |  | (239 | ) |  |  | 522 |  |  |  | 283 |
|  | Interest expense – borrowings and debt |  |  | 8,024 |  |  |  | (11,187 | ) |  |  | (3,163 | )
|  | Derivative financial instruments and hedging (ineffectiveness) |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12 |
|  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | 5,873 |  |  |  | (6,469 | ) |  |  | (596 | )
|  |  |  |  | 12,311 |  |  |  | (24,380 | ) |  |  | (12,069 | )
2011
(In thousands of US$) |  | Classification in statements of income |  | Gain (loss) on derivatives |  |  | Gain (loss) on hedged item |  |  | Net gain (loss) |
Derivatives - fair value hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | Interest income – available-for-sale |  |  | (6,857 | ) |  |  | 10,266 |  |  |  | 3,409 |
|  | Derivative financial instruments and hedging |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 74 |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  | Derivative financial instruments and hedging (ineffectiveness) |  |  | 2,849 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,849 |
|  | Interest income – loans |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 22 |
|  | Interest expense – borrowings |  |  | 4,352 |  |  |  | (7,874 | ) |  |  | (3,522 | )
|  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | (17,427 | ) |  |  | 17,475 |  |  |  | 48 |
|  |  |  |  | (17,042 | ) |  |  | 19,922 |  |  |  | 2,880 |
2010
(In thousands of US$) |  | Classification in statements of income |  | Gain (loss) on derivatives |  |  | Gain (loss) on hedged item |  |  | Net gain (loss) |
Derivatives - fair value hedge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | Interest income – available-for-sale |  |  | (14,760 | ) |  |  | 22,000 |  |  |  | 7,240 |
|  | Derivative financial instruments and hedging |  |  | 419 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 419 |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |  | Derivative financial instruments and hedging (ineffectiveness) |  |  | (1,865 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,865 | )
|  | Interest income – loans |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 44 |
|  | Interest expense – borrowings |  |  | 3,812 |  |  |  | (7,046 | ) |  |  | (3,234 | )
|  | Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange |  |  | 7,922 |  |  |  | (7,994 | ) |  |  | (72 | )
|  |  |  |  | (4,517 | ) |  |  | 7,049 |  |  |  | 2,532

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