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Deposits (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Deposits [Line Items]
Aggregate amounts of time deposits of $100,000 or more	$ 2,298,289	$ 2,185,277
Aggregate amounts of deposits in offices outside Panama	227,559	229,170
Interest expense paid to deposits in offices outside Panama	$ 1,235	$ 1,332

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The aggregate amount of domestic and foreign time deposit liabilities (including certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts) in denominations of $100,000 or more.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 405

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479006&loc=d3e64164-112818



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Industry Guide

-Number 3

-Section V

-Paragraph A

-Subparagraph 4

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