v3.26.1
Allowance for credit losses - Amortized cost basis of the loans modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Interest Rate Reduction    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 1,413,000 $ 2,727,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.01%
Interest Rate Reduction | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 74,000  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Interest Rate Reduction | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 743,000 $ 1,272,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.02%
Interest Rate Reduction | Consumer | Credit card    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 79,000 $ 235,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.02%
Interest Rate Reduction | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 517,000 $ 1,215,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.03% 0.07%
Interest Rate Reduction | Consumer | Other    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis   $ 5,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables   0.00%
Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 1,413,000 $ 2,727,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.01%
Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 74,000  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 743,000 $ 1,272,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.02%
Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Credit card    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 79,000 $ 235,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.02%
Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 517,000 $ 1,215,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.03% 0.07%
Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Other    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis   $ 5,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables   0.00%
Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S.    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Credit card    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Other    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis   $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables   0.00%
Term extension    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 65,892,000 $ 21,141,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.17% 0.06%
Term extension | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 6,309,000 $ 9,971,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.07% 0.12%
Term extension | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 1,856,000 $ 1,005,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.03% 0.02%
Term extension | Commercial | CRE owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 1,321,000 $ 512,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.04% 0.02%
Term extension | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 56,240,000 $ 9,372,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.66% 0.12%
Term extension | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 115,000 $ 241,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.01%
Term extension | Consumer | Auto Loan    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 51,000 $ 40,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Term extension | Puerto Rico    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 65,881,000 $ 21,139,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.24% 0.08%
Term extension | Puerto Rico | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 6,309,000 $ 9,971,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.08% 0.14%
Term extension | Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 1,856,000 $ 1,005,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.05% 0.03%
Term extension | Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 1,321,000 $ 512,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.12% 0.04%
Term extension | Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 56,240,000 $ 9,372,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.95% 0.18%
Term extension | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 104,000 $ 239,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.01%
Term extension | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Auto Loan    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 51,000 $ 40,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Term extension | Popular U.S.    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 11,000 $ 2,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Term extension | Popular U.S. | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Term extension | Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Term extension | Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Term extension | Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Term extension | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 11,000 $ 2,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.02% 0.00%
Term extension | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Auto Loan    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 173,242,000 $ 125,669,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.44% 0.34%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis   $ 4,454,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables   0.08%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Commercial | CRE owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 17,425,000 $ 24,686,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.54% 0.83%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 155,817,000 $ 96,529,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 1.82% 1.25%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Puerto Rico    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 173,242,000 $ 125,669,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.63% 0.48%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis   $ 4,454,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables   0.13%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Puerto Rico | Commercial | CRE owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 17,425,000 $ 24,686,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 1.52% 2.05%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 155,817,000 $ 96,529,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 2.62% 1.84%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Popular U.S.    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE non-owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis   $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables   0.00%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Popular U.S. | Commercial | CRE owner occupied    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays | Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 5,238,000 $ 6,384,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.02%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,195,000 $ 3,132,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.03% 0.04%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 109,000  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,838,000 $ 3,252,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.15% 0.18%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Consumer | Auto Loan    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 96,000  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 5,238,000 $ 6,341,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.02% 0.02%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,195,000 $ 3,132,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.03% 0.05%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 109,000  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,838,000 $ 3,209,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.15% 0.18%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Auto Loan    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 96,000  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S.    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 43,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.05%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Mortgages    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Personal loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 43,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.05%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Auto Loan    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0  
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00%  
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,635,000 $ 3,318,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.01%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 188,000 $ 567,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.01%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Consumer | Credit card    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,447,000 $ 2,751,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.20% 0.23%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,635,000 $ 3,318,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.01% 0.01%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 188,000 $ 567,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.01%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Puerto Rico | Consumer | Credit card    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 2,447,000 $ 2,751,000
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.20% 0.23%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S.    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Commercial | Commercial and industrial    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%
Combination - Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delays and Interest Rate Reduction | Popular U.S. | Consumer | Credit card    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost Basis $ 0 $ 0
% of total class of Financing Receivables 0.00% 0.00%