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Loans (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | $ 6,686,244 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount | [1] | $ 6,148,298 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount | [1]
Banking and financial institutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 2,370,936 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateBankingAndFinancialInstitutionsMember |  | 2,259,991 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateBankingAndFinancialInstitutionsMember |
Industrial [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,325,091 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_IndustrialMember |  | 936,290 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_IndustrialMember |
Oil and Petroleum Derived Products [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,013,324 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_OilAndPetroleumDerivedProductsMember |  | 1,170,684 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_OilAndPetroleumDerivedProductsMember |
Agricultural [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,132,330 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_AgricultureMember |  | 924,251 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_AgricultureMember |
Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 617,366 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_ServiceMember |  | 398,736 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_ServiceMember |
Mining Properties and Mineral Rights [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 38,572 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = us-gaap_MiningPropertiesAndMineralRightsMember |  | 10,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = us-gaap_MiningPropertiesAndMineralRightsMember |
Sovereign [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_SovereignMember |  | 144 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_SovereignMember |
Other Industry [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | $ 188,625 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_OtherIndustryMember |  | $ 448,202 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByIndustryOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_OtherIndustryMember |
[1] | Current ratings as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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