SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Text Block]	NOTE 30 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Management has reviewed the events occurring through the date of this report, and other than the discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic included in Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies above and updates on the pending acquisition of BSPR discussed in Note 2 – Potential Acquisition of Banco Santander Puerto Rico above, there were no subsequent events that require additional disclosure or adjustment to amounts reported in the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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