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Applicable laws and regulations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Loans, Default Period 30 days  
Loans at amortized cost   $ 5,892,997
Minimum    
Percentage of Capital Adequacy Index 8.00%  
Percentage of Ordinary Primary Capital 4.50%  
Percentage of Primary Capital 6.00%  
Minimum | Ratio [Member]    
Percentage of Liquid Assets 30.00%  
Normal [Member]    
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses 0.00%  
Special mention loans    
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses 20.00%  
Substandards [Member]    
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses 50.00%  
Doubtful [Member]    
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses 80.00%  
Unrecoverable [Member]    
Percentage of Reserve For Credit Losses 100.00%  
Special mention loans    
Loans at amortized cost $ 10,900  
Superintendence of Banks of Panama [Member]    
Percentage of Liquidity Coverage Ratio 249.00% 131.00%
Maturity of Deposits in Overseas up 186 days  
Percentage of Liquidity Index 79.99% 100.36%
Provisions and Credit Reserves $ 136,000 $ 136,000
Superintendence of Banks of Panama [Member] | Minimum    
Percentage of Liquidity Coverage Ratio 65.00% 50.00%