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	Jun. 30, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	$ 577,739	[1]	$ 601,799	[2]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	413,319		446,725
Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	1,379		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	25,665		33,973
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
CRE owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	112,459		106,670
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	36,112		40,111
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	270		555
Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	2,523		3,550
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	338,048	[3],[4]	351,471	[5],[6]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	394,936	[3],[4]	426,094	[5],[6]
Leasing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,019		3,009
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Legacy
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,839		3,649
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Consumer | Credit cards
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	535		437
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	17,225		19,098
Consumer | Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,861		4,176
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	293		394
Consumer | Personal
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	21,622		23,342
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	13		523
Consumer | Auto
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	11,117		11,646
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	17,560		18,703
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	582		61
PUERTO RICO
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	550,632	[1]	574,834	[2]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	413,319		446,725
PUERTO RICO | Commercial multi-family
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	1,004		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	25,348		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	111,713		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	34,519		36,671
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	270		555
PUERTO RICO | Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	2,423		3,550
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
PUERTO RICO | Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	323,658	[3],[4]	337,933	[5],[6]
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	394,936	[3],[4]	426,094	[5],[6]
PUERTO RICO | Leasing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	3,019		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	17,225		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	293		394
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Personal
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	20,271		22,102
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	13		523
PUERTO RICO | Consumer | Auto
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	11,117		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	17,560		18,698
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	582		61
UNITED STATES
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	27,107	[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	375		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	317		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	746		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	1,593		3,440
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	100		0
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	14,390	[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	3,839		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	535		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	3,861		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	1,351		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	0		6
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	0		0
UNITED STATES | Consumer | Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due
Non-accrual loans	0		5
Accruing loans past-due 90 days or more	$ 0		$ 0

[1] For purposes of this table non-performing loans exclude $ 40 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 $ 149 million of residential mortgage loans in Puerto Rico insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA that are no longer accruing interest as of June 30, 2016 . Furthermore, the Co rporation has approximately $ 63 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 $ 207 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.