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Notes payable (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Others $ 19,830us-gaap_OtherNotesPayable   $ 23,496us-gaap_OtherNotesPayable
Notes Payable 1,711,828us-gaap_NotesPayable   1,584,754us-gaap_NotesPayable
Fixed Rate 045 To 419 Percent Advances Due 2015 To 2021 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Long Term 802,198us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesLongTerm
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate045To419PercentAdvancesDue2015To2021Member		   589,229us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesLongTerm
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate045To419PercentAdvancesDue2015To2021Member
Fixed Rate 700 Percent Notes Due July 2019 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Senior Long Term Notes 450,000us-gaap_SeniorLongTermNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate700PercentNotesDueJuly2019Member		 450,000us-gaap_SeniorLongTermNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate700PercentNotesDueJuly2019Member		 0us-gaap_SeniorLongTermNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate700PercentNotesDueJuly2019Member
Fixed Rate 747 Percent Term Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Notes Payable 0us-gaap_NotesPayable
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate747PercentTermNotesMember		   675us-gaap_NotesPayable
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate747PercentTermNotesMember
Floating Rate 300 Percent Term Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Notes Payable 0us-gaap_NotesPayable
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FloatingRate300PercentTermNotesMember		 [1]   14us-gaap_NotesPayable
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FloatingRate300PercentTermNotesMember		 [1]
Fixed Rate 6125 To 8327 Percent Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures Due 2027 To 2034 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Junior Subordinated Debenture Owed To Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trust 439,800us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate6125To8327PercentJuniorSubordinatedDeferrableInterestDebenturesDue2027To2034Member		   439,800us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate6125To8327PercentJuniorSubordinatedDeferrableInterestDebenturesDue2027To2034Member
Fixed Rate 500 Percent Until December 2013 And 900 Percent Thereafter Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures With No Stated Maturity [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Junior Subordinated Debenture Owed To Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trust $ 0us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate500PercentUntilDecember2013And900PercentThereafterJuniorSubordinatedDeferrableInterestDebenturesWithNoStatedMaturityMember		   $ 531,540us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= bpop_FixedRate500PercentUntilDecember2013And900PercentThereafterJuniorSubordinatedDeferrableInterestDebenturesWithNoStatedMaturityMember
[1] The 10-year U.S. Treasury note key index rate at December 31, 2013 was 3.03%.