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Loans (Details 8) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] |
Number of contracts | 2 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded before restructuring | $ 890 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded after restructuring | 919 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Private Corporation [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded before restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded after restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | State Owned Corporation [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded before restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded after restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Private Banking and Financial Institutions [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateBankingAndFinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded before restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateBankingAndFinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded after restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateBankingAndFinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | State Owned Bankingandfinancial Institutions [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedBankingandfinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded before restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedBankingandfinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded after restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedBankingandfinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Private Middle Market Companies [Member] |
Number of contracts | 2 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateMiddleMarketCompaniesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded before restructuring | 890 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateMiddleMarketCompaniesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded after restructuring | 919 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateMiddleMarketCompaniesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Sovereign [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_SovereignMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded before restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_SovereignMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded after restructuring | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_SovereignMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_TroubledDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Past Due Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] |
Number of contracts | 2 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded | 909 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Past Due Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Private Corporation [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Past Due Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | State Owned Corporation [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedCorporationMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Past Due Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Private Banking and Financial Institutions [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateBankingAndFinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateBankingAndFinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Past Due Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | State Owned Bankingandfinancial Institutions [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedBankingandfinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_StateOwnedBankingandfinancialInstitutionsMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Past Due Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Private Middle Market Companies [Member] |
Number of contracts | 2 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateMiddleMarketCompaniesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded | 909 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_PrivateMiddleMarketCompaniesMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Past Due Trouble Debt Restructuring Loans [Member] | Sovereign [Member] |
Number of contracts | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_SovereignMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember
Balance recorded | $ 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivablesByLegalEntityOfCounterpartyTypeAxis = blx_SovereignMember / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis = blx_PastDueTroubleDebtRestructuringLoansMember

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