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Financial instruments with off-Balance Sheet credit risk, whose contract amounts represent potential credit risk (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments To Extend Credit Member | Credit Card [Member]    
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Disclosure Offbalance Sheet Risks Face Amount Asset $ 4,450,284us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bpop_CreditCardMember
$ 4,594,676us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bpop_CreditCardMember
Commitments To Extend Credit Member | Commercial Line Of Credit [Member]    
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Disclosure Offbalance Sheet Risks Face Amount Asset 2,415,843us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bpop_CommercialLineOfCreditMember
2,569,377us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bpop_CommercialLineOfCreditMember
Commitments To Extend Credit Member | Other Loan Commitments [Member]    
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Disclosure Offbalance Sheet Risks Face Amount Asset 269,225us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bpop_OtherLoanCommitmentsMember
326,874us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= bpop_OtherLoanCommitmentsMember
Commercial Letters Of Credit [Member]    
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Disclosure Offbalance Sheet Risks Face Amount Asset 2,820us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bpop_CommercialLettersOfCreditMember
3,059us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bpop_CommercialLettersOfCreditMember
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]    
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Disclosure Offbalance Sheet Risks Face Amount Asset 46,362us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
78,948us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
Mortgage Loan Commitments [Member]    
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Disclosure Offbalance Sheet Risks Face Amount Asset $ 25,919us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bpop_MortgageLoanCommitmentsMember
$ 47,722us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureOffbalanceSheetRisksFaceAmountAsset
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bpop_MortgageLoanCommitmentsMember