Annual interest rate stated for the financial instrument

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Interest payments were deferred and capitalized as part of the loans balance.

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Loan amortization term

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Loan Count

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Loan renewal term, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of principal due on delinquent mortgage loan within investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without related allowance for credit losses.

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For investments which are quantified by principal amount, the principle balance held at close of period.

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Amount of additional paid-in capital (APIC) classified as other.

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Interest received on loans and other debt instruments during the current period.

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Cash received from principal payments made on loans related to operating activities.

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related party transactions - Related party transactions with affiliated company - Additional Information 2 (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		48 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) loans	Nov. 07, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019	Apr. 01, 2010 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
New loans			$ 11,090	$ 3,182
Family member of management / director \| Commercial Loans
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregated unpaid principal balance			29,300					$ 33,500
Proceeds from interest received			700
Principal payments received			1,400
Family member of management / director \| Commercial Loans \| Note A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregated unpaid principal balance			15,800		$ 19,800
Loan Count \| loans					5
Annual Interest Rate					6.00%	5.25%	4.25%
Mandatory principal repayment due on delinquent mortgage loan						$ 700
Family member of management / director \| Commercial Loans \| Note B
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregated unpaid principal balance			13,500		$ 13,500
Loan Count \| loans					5
Annual Interest Rate					1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Related party transaction loan sold between BPPR and Popular Inc \| Commercial Loans
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregated unpaid principal balance	$ 37,900		33,600					$ 40,200
Principal amount balance				$ 36,000
Other Additional Capital	6,000
Interest Payment		$ 500
Loan amortization term		30 years		20 years
Loan renewal term		36 months
Annual Interest Rate		5.75%		4.50%
New loans	$ 37,900
Proceeds from interest received			1,500
Principal payments received			$ 1,200