CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$ 93,229	$ 21,297	$ 392,287
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		17,649	21,060	20,983
Amortization of intangible assets		4,896	5,143	4,943
Provision for loan and lease losses		86,733	172,045	109,530
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		23,879	80	(306,010)
Stock-based compensation		6,876	6,037	4,221
Gain on sale of investments, net		(6,104)	0	(262)
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(4,217)	0	0
Other-than-temporary impairments on debt securities	[1]	6,687	16,517	388
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entity		0	0	7,279
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments		78	(164)	(936)
Gain on sales of premises and equipment and other assets		(700)	(64)	(21)
Net gain on sale of loans		(10,273)	(7,379)	(7,715)
Net amortization/accretion of premiums, discounts, and deferred loan fees and costs		(8,819)	(6,229)	(2,431)
Originations and purchases of loans held for sale		(488,833)	(428,348)	(311,305)
Gain on sale of merchant contracts		0	(7,000)	0
Sales and repayments of loans held for sale		493,821	436,461	328,822
Loans held for sale valuation adjustment		0	(191)	0
Bargain purchase gain		0	(13,443)	0
Gain from recovery of investments previously written off		(1,547)	0	0
Amortization of broker placement fees		2,881	4,563	6,662
Net amortization/accretion of premiums and discounts on investment securities		6,890	7,046	5,417
Decrease in accrued interest receivable		2,934	1,703	3,216
Decrease in accrued interest payable		(29,200)	6,241	6,812
Decrease in other assets		17,716	20,625	19,724
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities		(15,144)	5,891	(17,251)
Net cash provided by operating activities		199,432	261,891	264,353
Cash flows from investing activities:
Principal collected on loans		2,830,830	2,969,616	3,483,131
Proceeds from sale of loans held for investment		31,852	107,702	74,058
Proceeds from sale of repossessed assets		56,369	61,808	66,683
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities		219,780	0	4,861
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(619,636)	(250,585)	(170,419)
Purchases of held-to-maturity investment securities		0	(4,530)	0
Proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of securities available for sale		390,286	296,950	233,046
Proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of securities held to maturity		5,293	5,068	4,617
Additions to premises and equipment		(10,370)	(12,456)	(22,262)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment and other assets		2,279	4,035	1,320
Net cash received from acquisition		0	217,659	0
Net cash outflows from purchase/sale of insurance contracts		(960)	0	0
Proceeds from sale of merchant contracts		0	10,000	0
Net (purchases) redemptions/sales of other equity securities		(10,823)	(6,417)	2,939
Loans originated and purchased		(2,813,253)	(2,959,871)	(3,423,241)
Proceeds From Recovery Of Investments Previously Written Off		1,547	0	0
Net cash provided by investing activities		83,194	438,979	254,733
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net decrease in deposits		(542,019)	(673,347)	(402,641)
Net FHLB advances proceeds		215,000	130,000	25,000
Dividends paid on preferred stock		(223)	0	0
Issuance costs of common stock issued in exchange for preferred stock Series A through E		0	0	(62)
Repurchase of outstanding common stock		(1,132)	(1,173)	(946)
Change in securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(400,000)	(200,000)	0
Repayments of junior subordinated debentures		(7,025)	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities		(735,399)	(744,520)	(378,649)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(452,773)	(43,650)	140,437
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		752,458	796,108	655,671
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		299,685	752,458	796,108
Cash and cash equivalents include:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total		$ 752,458	$ 752,458	$ 655,671

[1] (1) For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $6.3 million and $15.9 million, respectively, of the credit impairment recognized in earnings consisted of credit losses on Puerto Rico government debt securities. The remaining impairment losses were associated with credit losses on private label MBS.