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INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Percentage of national gross tax receipt       1.00%fbp_NationalGrossReceiptTaxPercent
National gross receipt expense $ 1,500,000fbp_NationalGrossReceiptTaxAmount      
Percentage of gross receipt tax credit       0.50%fbp_PercentageIncomeTaxCreditsAndAdjustments
Gross income credit amount 700,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxCreditsAndAdjustments      
Valuation allowance 198,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance      
Percentage of dividend received deduction from controlled subsidiaries 100.00%fbp_PercentageOfDividendReceivedDeductionFromControlledSubsidiaries      
Percentage of dividend received from other taxable domestic corporations 85.00%fbp_PercentageOfDividendReceivedFromOtherTaxableDomesticCorporations      
Income tax expense 8,032,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 887,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit    
Deferred Tax Assets Net 310,900,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet      
Accrued interest related to tax uncertainties expense 1,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense      
Minimum percentage of bank net taxable income for paying Income tax at normal rate 20.00%fbp_MinimumPercentageOfBankNetTaxableIncomeForPayingIncomeTaxAtNormalRate      
Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount     302,900,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount  
Statutory Sales And Use Tax Rate 7.00%fbp_StatutorySalesAndUseTaxRate      
Value Added Tax Rate 16.00%fbp_ValueAddedTaxRate      
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions     (1,800,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities     2,500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities  
Effective Tax Rate Pretax Losses 22.00%fbp_EffectiveTaxRatePretaxLosses      
Effective Tax Rate Including All Entities 24.00%fbp_EffectiveTaxRateIncludingAllEntities      
Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net     $ 313,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet  
Puerto Rico [Member]        
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Statute of limitations under income tax act 4 years 0 months 0 days      
United States [Member]        
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Statute of limitations under income tax act 3 years 0 months 0 days      
Virgin Islands [Member]        
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Statute of limitations under income tax act 3 years 0 months 0 days