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Financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Off-balance Sheet Risks [Line Items] |  |
Confirmed letters of credit | $ 89,752 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount | $ 221,963 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Stand-by letters of credit and guaranteed - Commercial risk | 137,817 blx_StandbyLettersOfCreditAndGuaranteesCommercialRisk | 137,285 blx_StandbyLettersOfCreditAndGuaranteesCommercialRisk
Credit commitments | 158,549 blx_CreditCommitments | 121,175 blx_CreditCommitments
Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk | $ 386,118 blx_FinancialInstrumentsWithOffBalanceSheetCreditRisk | $ 480,423 blx_FinancialInstrumentsWithOffBalanceSheetCreditRisk

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- Definition It represents the outstanding credit commitments issued by the Bank. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | blx_CreditCommitments
Namespace Prefix: | blx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition The total amount of instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk at the reporting date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | blx_FinancialInstrumentsWithOffBalanceSheetCreditRisk
Namespace Prefix: | blx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Details
Name: | blx_OffbalanceSheetRisksLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | blx_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Represents the letters of credit with the commercial risk. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | blx_StandbyLettersOfCreditAndGuaranteesCommercialRisk
Namespace Prefix: | blx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant