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Loans (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 6,686,244us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount	[1]	$ 6,148,298us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount	[1]
Argentina [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	184,882us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_AR		189,828us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_AR
Bolivia [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	10,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_BO		0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_BO
Brazil [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	1,971,776us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_BR		1,708,592us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_BR
Chile [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	157,309us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_CL		490,869us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_CL
Colombia [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	726,085us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_CO		701,577us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_CO
Costa Rica [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	320,832us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_CR		410,295us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_CR
Dominican Republic [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	243,038us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_DO		190,589us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_DO
Ecuador [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	120,010us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_EC		126,001us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_EC
El Salvador [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	115,830us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_SV		123,076us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_SV
France [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	6,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_FR		101,006us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_FR
Germany [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	100,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_DE		0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_DE
Guatemala [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	262,733us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_GT		199,873us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_GT
Honduras [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	93,008us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_HN		73,524us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_HN
Jamaica [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	15,512us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_JM		60,784us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_JM
Mexico [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	868,045us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_MX		517,278us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_MX
NETHERLANDS
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	10,455us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_NL		14,867us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_NL
Nicaragua [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	7,856us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_NI		7,823us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_NI
Panama [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	320,758us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_PA		223,505us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = stpr_PA
Paraguay [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	132,479us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_PY		102,244us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_PY
Peru [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	589,724us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_PE		580,881us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_PE
Switzerland [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	50,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_CH		0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_CH
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	165,042us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_TT		142,642us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_TT
United States [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	55,370us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_US		28,283us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_US
Uruguay [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 159,500us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_UY		$ 154,761us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / blx_AllCountriesAxis = country_UY
[1] Current ratings as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4428-111522

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