Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$ 669,767	$ 787,767	$ 1,385,243	$ 1,588,255
Interest on debt securities available for sale	18,805	45,125	17,313	98,647
Interest on debt securities held to maturity	39,800	33,313	80,902	62,808
Interest on trading account assets	1,157	601	2,279	1,140
Interest and dividends on other earning assets	14,016	35,823	56,191	58,791
Total interest income	743,545	902,629	1,541,928	1,809,641
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	97,279	202,478	262,021	384,832
Interest on FHLB and other borrowings	21,936	34,300	43,112	71,926
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	12,274	6,002	34,932	9,749
Interest on other short-term borrowings	39	100	391	296
Total interest expense	131,528	242,880	340,456	466,803
Net interest income	612,017	659,749	1,201,472	1,342,838
Total provision for credit losses	539,459	155,018	896,450	337,310
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	72,558	504,731	305,022	1,005,528
Noninterest income:
Mortgage banking	23,868	5,870	41,319	10,807
Corporate and correspondent investment sales	18,855	5,607	29,572	12,499
Bank owned life insurance	5,094	4,803	9,719	9,387
Investment securities gains, net	3,477	0	22,616	8,958
Other	26,358	66,685	99,456	115,863
Total noninterest income	272,354	284,281	606,596	542,041
Noninterest expense:
Salaries, benefits and commissions	251,697	296,303	561,833	589,019
Professional services	78,100	73,784	148,320	137,680
Equipment	64,752	62,638	129,433	128,032
Net occupancy	41,585	40,116	81,428	81,057
Money transfer expense	17,958	17,290	35,094	32,268
Goodwill impairment	0	0	2,185,000	0
Other	125,358	108,183	247,402	212,231
Total noninterest expense	579,450	598,314	3,388,510	1,180,287
Net (loss) income before income tax expense	(234,538)	190,698	(2,476,892)	367,282
Income tax (benefit) expense	(110,101)	30,512	(115,170)	66,115
Net (loss) income	(124,437)	160,186	(2,361,722)	301,167
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	472	599	973	1,155
Net (loss) income attributable to BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc.	(124,909)	159,587	(2,362,695)	300,012
Less: preferred stock dividends	3,965	4,725	8,120	9,210
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholder	(128,874)	154,862	(2,370,815)	290,802
Service charges on deposit accounts
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	44,233	61,731	105,764	120,639
Card and merchant processing fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	43,416	50,355	93,507	96,357
Investment banking and advisory fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	45,061	20,758	71,792	39,615
Investment services sales fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	24,971	31,333	59,378	58,029
Money transfer income
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	25,461	25,272	50,009	47,253
Asset management fees
Noninterest income:
Noninterest income	$ 11,560	$ 11,867	$ 23,464	$ 22,634