XML 35 R18.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.1.9

Other assets and other liabilities | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] |
10. | Other assets and other liabilities
Followings is a summary of other assets and other liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid commissions |  |  | 5,649 |  |  | 5,042 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 4,281 |  |  | 1,514 |
Equity investment in a private fund (at cost) |  |  | 530 |  |  | 530 |
Other |  |  | 3,101 |  |  | 1,303 |
|  |  | 13,561 |  |  | 8,389 |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accruals and provisions |  |  | 25,572 |  |  | 22,516 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 4,260 |  |  | 2,471 |
Others |  |  | 3,047 |  |  | 2,960 |
|  |  | 32,879 |  |  | 27,947 |

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for other assets and other liabilities + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | blx_OtherAssetsAndLiabilitiesDisclosureTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | blx_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DeferredCostsCapitalizedPrepaidAndOtherAssetsDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration