Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$ 715,476	$ 800,488
Interest on debt securities available for sale	(1,492)	53,522
Interest on debt securities held to maturity	41,102	29,495
Interest on trading account assets	1,122	539
Interest and dividends on other earning assets	42,175	22,968
Total interest income	798,383	907,012
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	164,742	182,354
Interest on FHLB and other borrowings	21,176	37,626
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	22,658	3,747
Interest on other short-term borrowings	352	196
Total interest expense	208,928	223,923
Net interest income	589,455	683,089
Total provision for credit losses	356,991	182,292
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	232,464	500,797
Noninterest income:
Mortgage banking	17,451	4,937
Corporate and correspondent investment sales	10,717	6,892
Bank owned life insurance	4,625	4,584
Investment securities gains, net	19,139	8,958
Other	73,098	49,178
Total noninterest income	334,242	257,760
Noninterest expense:
Salaries, benefits and commissions	310,136	292,716
Professional services	70,220	63,896
Equipment	64,681	65,394
Net occupancy	39,843	40,941
Money transfer expense	17,136	14,978
Goodwill impairment	2,185,000	0
Other	122,044	104,048
Total noninterest expense	2,809,060	581,973
Net (loss) income before income tax expense	(2,242,354)	176,584
Income tax (benefit) expense	(5,069)	35,603
Net (loss) income	(2,237,285)	140,981
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	501	556
Net (loss) income attributable to BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc.	(2,237,786)	140,425
Less: preferred stock dividends	4,155	4,485
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholder	(2,241,941)	135,940
Service charges on deposit accounts
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	61,531	58,908
Card and merchant processing fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	50,091	46,002
Investment services sales fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	34,407	26,696
Money transfer income
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	24,548	21,981
Investment banking and advisory fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	26,731	18,857
Asset management fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	$ 11,904	$ 10,767