Fee and commission expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Fee and commission expense (Tables) [Abstract]

Amount of all fees and commissions paid or payable in the year

The breakdown of the balance of this item is as follows:

Thousand of reais	2017	2016	2015
Commissions assigned to third parties (1)	1,975,379	1,620,812	1,520,480
Other fees and commissions	1,118,296	950,073	793,202
Total	3,093,675	2,570,885	2,313,682

(1) Composed, principally, by Credit cards.