Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 21, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	EVERTEC, Inc.
Trading Symbol	EVTC
Entity Central Index Key	0001559865
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		72,429,141
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Public Float			$ 1,042,574,760