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Gross amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses by reportable segment and corporate group (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Goodwill Gross $ 630,087us-gaap_GoodwillGross $ 812,168us-gaap_GoodwillGross $ 812,168us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss 164,411us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss 164,411us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss 164,411us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Goodwill (net amounts) 465,676us-gaap_Goodwill 647,757us-gaap_Goodwill 647,757us-gaap_Goodwill
Banco Popular De Puerto Rico [Member]      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Goodwill Gross 250,109us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
245,679us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
245,679us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
Goodwill (net amounts) 250,109us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
245,679us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
245,679us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularDePuertoRicoMember
Banco Popular North America [Member]      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Goodwill Gross 379,978us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
566,489us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
566,489us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss 164,411us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
164,411us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
164,411us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
Goodwill (net amounts) $ 215,567us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
$ 402,078us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember
$ 402,078us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bpop_BancoPopularNorthAmericaMember