Investment securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

Securities available-for-sale

The amortized cost, related unrealized gross gain (loss) and fair value of securities available-for-sale by country risk and type of debt, are as follows:

	December 31, 2014
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gross Gain		Gross Loss		Value
Corporate debt:
Brazil		36,575		-		848		35,727
Colombia		24,139		-		1,828		22,311
Chile		12,215		-		201		12,014
Honduras		7,325		-		33		7,292
Panama		4,701		-		56		4,645
Peru		16,911		-		129		16,782
Venezuela		20,299		34		9		20,324
		122,165		34		3,104		119,095
Sovereign debt:
Brazil		21,899		94		444		21,549
Colombia		55,415		1		1,239		54,177
Chile		11,669		-		398		11,271
Mexico		98,430		4		1,587		96,847
Panama		17,692		10		306		17,396
Peru		9,052		2		14		9,040
Trinidad and Tobago		10,113		-		515		9,598
		224,270		111		4,503		219,878
Total		346,435		145		7,607		338,973

	December 31, 2013
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gross Gain		Gross Loss		Value
Corporate debt:
Brazil		41,439		11		778		40,672
Colombia		44,536		65		1,351		43,250
Chile		21,807		15		751		21,071
Honduras		9,400		-		136		9,264
Panama		7,159		-		78		7,081
Peru		29,439		42		674		28,807
Venezuela		29,871		-		1,848		28,023
		183,651		133		5,616		178,168
Sovereign debt:
Brazil		32,751		936		645		33,042
Colombia		42,776		-		1,125		41,651
Chile		20,772		12		610		20,174
Mexico		35,730		-		2,445		33,285
Panama		12,485		71		553		12,003
Peru		11,589		-		65		11,524
Trinidad and Tobago		4,665		-		144		4,521
		160,768		1,019		5,587		156,200
Total		344,419		1,152		11,203		334,368

Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table discloses those securities that have had unrealized losses for a period less than 12 months and for 12 months or longer:

	December 31, 2014
	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
			Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized
	Fair		Gross		Fair		Gross		Fair		Gross
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Corporate debt		87,077		2,513		13,334		561		100,411		3,074
Sovereign debt		101,789		1,601		77,199		2,932		178,988		4,533
		188,866		4,114		90,533		3,493		279,399		7,607

	December 31, 2013
	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
			Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized
	Fair		Gross		Fair		Gross		Fair		Gross
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Corporate debt		136,895		5,113		6,866		503		143,761		5,616
Sovereign debt		107,239		5,210		18,557		377		125,796		5,587
		244,134		10,323		25,423		880		269,557		11,203

Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the realized gains and losses on sale of securities available-for-sale:

	Year ended December 31
	2014		2013		2012
Gains		1,891		1,523		6,141
Losses		(20)		(1)		(111)
Net		1,871		1,522		6,030

Held-to-maturity Securities [Table Text Block]

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2014, are shown in the following table:

	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
Due within 1 year		85,496		85,579
After 1 year but within 5 years		139,547		135,662
After 5 years but within 10 years		121,392		117,732
		346,435		338,973

Schedule Of Amortized cost And Fair value And Unrealized Gross Gain Of Held To Maturity Securities [Table Text Block]

The amortized cost, related unrealized gross gain (loss) and fair value of securities held-to-maturity by country risk and type of debt are as follows:

	December 31, 2014
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gross Gain		Gross Loss		Value
Corporate debt:
Brazil		17,824		-		958		16,866
Panama		23,353		33		-		23,386
		41,177		33		958		40,252

Sovereign debt:
Colombia		13,003		40		-		13,043
Total		54,180		73		958		53,295

	December 31, 2013
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gross Gain		Gross Loss		Value
Corporate debt:
Costa Rica		2,000		-		-		2,000
Honduras		4,118		-		-		4,118
Panama		14,634		8		18		14,624
		20,752		8		18		20,742

Sovereign debt:
Colombia		13,007		-		115		12,892
Total		33,759		8		133		33,634

Schedule Of Amortized Cost Of Securities Held To Maturity [Table Text Block]

The amortized cost and fair value of securities held-to-maturity by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2014, are shown in the following table:

	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
Due within 1 year		34,326		34,376
After 1 year but within 5 years		19,854		18,919
		54,180		53,295

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which includes, but is not limited to, changes in the cost basis and fair value, fair value and gross unrealized gain (loss), fair values by type of security, contractual maturity and classification, amortized cost basis, contracts to acquire securities to be accounted for as available-for-sale, debt maturities, transfers to trading, change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) net of tax, continuous unrealized loss position fair value, aggregate losses qualitative disclosures, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses or other disclosures related to available for sale securities.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of all investments in certain debt and equity securities for which the entity has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity.

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