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Composition of loans held-in-portfolio-covered loans (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered Loans $ 2,542,662us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered $ 2,984,427us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
Commercial Real Estate [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered Loans 1,511,472us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
1,710,229us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Commercial And Industrial Loans [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered Loans 103,309us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= bpop_CommercialAndIndustrialLoansMember
102,575us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= bpop_CommercialAndIndustrialLoansMember
Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable Member    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered Loans 70,336us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
190,127us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
Mortgages [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered Loans 822,986us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageReceivablesMember
934,373us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageReceivablesMember
Consumer [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered Loans $ 34,559us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
$ 47,123us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember