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Investment in equity investees (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Statement Abstract      
Income Tax Expense Benefit $ 58,279us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (251,327)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (26,403)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Equity Method Investee Member      
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Statement Abstract      
Revenues 715,966us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
1,302,637us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
796,185us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
Expenses 343,100bpop_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationExpenses
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
1,024,713bpop_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationExpenses
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
570,450bpop_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationExpenses
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
Income Tax Expense Benefit 43,993us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
39,301us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
(36,914)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss 328,873us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
238,623us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
262,649us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Abstract      
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Assets 7,421,225us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
5,987,802us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
 
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liabilities $ 5,182,478us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember
$ 4,036,484us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilities
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvesteeMember