Note Loans (Loans in non-performing status and accruing loans past-due 90 days or more by loan class) (Detail) - Non Covered Loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	$ 599,526	[1]	$ 601,799	[2]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	426,437		446,725
Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	1,424		1,062
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
CRE non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	43,465		33,973
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
CRE owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	111,165		106,670
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	41,577		40,111
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	332		555
Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,941		3,550
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	334,907	[3],[4]	351,471	[5],[6]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	406,327	[3],[4]	426,094	[5],[6]
Leasing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,419		3,009
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Legacy
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	4,046		3,649
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Consumer | Credit cards
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	382		437
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	18,864		19,098
Consumer | Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	4,309		4,176
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	280		394
Consumer | Personal
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	21,452		23,342
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	46		523
Consumer | Auto
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	10,850		11,646
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	18,589		18,703
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	588		61
PUERTO RICO
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	561,612	[1]	574,834	[2]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	426,437		446,725
PUERTO RICO | Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	1,178		1,062
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | CRE non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	32,310		33,720
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | CRE owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	110,972		106,449
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	38,179		36,671
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	332		555
PUERTO RICO | Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,270		3,550
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	322,838	[3],[4]	337,933	[5],[6]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	406,327	[3],[4]	426,094	[5],[6]
PUERTO RICO | Leasing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,419		3,009
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | Legacy
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	0		0
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Credit cards
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	0		0
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	18,864		19,098
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	0		0
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	280		394
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Personal
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	20,023		22,102
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	46		523
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Auto
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	10,844		11,640
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	18,579		18,698
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	588		61
UNITED STATES
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	37,914	[1]	26,965	[2]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	246		0
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | CRE non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	11,155		253
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | CRE owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	193		221
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,398		3,440
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	671		0
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	12,069	[3],[4]	13,538	[5],[6]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0	[3],[4]	0	[5],[6]
UNITED STATES | Leasing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	0		0
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Legacy
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	4,046		3,649
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Credit cards
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	382		437
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	4,309		4,176
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Personal
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	1,429		1,240
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Auto
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	6		6
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	10		5
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	$ 0		$ 0

[1] For purposes of this table non-performing loans exclude $ 43 million in non-performing loans held-for-sale.

[2] For purposes of this table non-performing loans exclude $ 45 million in non-performing loans held-for-sale.

[3] It is the Corporation’s policy to report delinquent residential mortgage loans insured by FHA or guar anteed by the VA as accruing loans p ast due 90 days or more as opposed to non-performing since the principal repayment is insured. These balances include $ 161 million of residential mortgage loans in Puerto Rico insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA that are no longer accruing interest as of March 31, 2016 . Furthermore, the Co rporation has approximately $ 68 million in reverse mortgage loans in Puerto Rico which are guaranteed by FHA, but which are currently not accruing interest. Due to the guaranteed nature of the loans, it is the Corporation’s policy to exclude these balances from non-performing assets .

[4] Non-covered loans of $ 288 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.

[5] It is the Corporation’s policy to report delinque nt residential mortgage loans insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA as accruing loans past due 90 days or more as opposed to non-performing since the principal repayment is insured. These balances include $1 64 million of residential mortgage loans in Puer to Rico insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA that are no longer accruing interest as of December 31, 2015 . Furthermore, the Corporation has approximately $70 million in reverse mortgage loans in Puerto Rico which are guaranteed by FHA, but which are currently not accruing interest. Due to the guaranteed nature of the loans, it is the Corporation’s policy to exclude these balances from non-performing assets .

[6] Non-covered loans by $ 268 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.