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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense

The components of income tax expense were as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

267,550

 

 

$

359,668

 

 

$

408,428

 

State and local

 

 

98,431

 

 

 

132,696

 

 

 

113,706

 

Total current

 

 

365,981

 

 

 

492,364

 

 

 

522,134

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(22,894

)

 

 

40,769

 

 

 

(12,780

)

State and local

 

 

(8,397

)

 

 

16,779

 

 

 

28,637

 

Total deferred

 

 

(31,291

)

 

 

57,548

 

 

 

15,857

 

Amortization of investments in qualified affordable housing projects

 

 

81,679

 

 

 

68,200

 

 

 

52,169

 

Total income taxes applicable to pre-tax income

 

$

416,369

 

 

$

618,112

 

 

$

590,160

 

Schedule of Income Tax Expense Benefit Reconciliation

Total income taxes differed from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to pre-tax income as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes at statutory federal income tax rate

 

$

371,599

 

 

$

534,925

 

 

$

526,730

 

Increase (decrease) in taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-exempt income

 

 

(22,806

)

 

 

(27,319

)

 

 

(26,186

)

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect

 

 

71,127

 

 

 

118,085

 

 

 

112,451

 

Qualified affordable housing project federal tax credits, net

 

 

(14,826

)

 

 

(15,324

)

 

 

(12,240

)

Other

 

 

11,275

 

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

(10,595

)

 

 

$

416,369

 

 

$

618,112

 

 

$

590,160

 

Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) were comprised of the following at December 31:

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Losses on loans and other assets

 

$

471,767

 

 

$

309,523

 

 

$

322,818

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

121,216

 

 

 

128,178

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefits

 

 

26,185

 

 

 

55,048

 

 

 

30,057

 

Postretirement and other employee benefits

 

 

28,004

 

 

 

24,023

 

 

 

23,563

 

Incentive and other compensation plans

 

 

18,984

 

 

 

26,861

 

 

 

24,796

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

29,507

 

 

 

27,912

 

 

 

26,759

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,580

 

Losses on cash flow hedges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,861

 

Other

 

 

66,763

 

 

 

69,863

 

 

 

43,880

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

762,426

 

 

 

641,408

 

 

 

526,314

 

Right of use assets and other leasing transactions

 

 

(285,311

)

 

 

(326,626

)

 

 

(186,787

)

Unrealized gains

 

 

(50,785

)

 

 

(13,322

)

 

 

 

Capitalized servicing rights

 

 

(50,235

)

 

 

(56,649

)

 

 

(54,894

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(95,684

)

 

 

(66,925

)

 

 

(61,881

)

Interest on loans

 

 

(8,113

)

 

 

(23,552

)

 

 

(18,920

)

Gains on cash flow hedges

 

 

(97,004

)

 

 

(36,845

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(62,581

)

 

 

(40,472

)

 

 

(30,211

)

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(649,713

)

 

 

(564,391

)

 

 

(352,693

)

Net deferred tax asset

 

$

112,713

 

 

$

77,017

 

 

$

173,621

 

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits follows:

 

 

 

Federal,

State and

Local Tax

 

 

 

 

Accrued

Interest

 

 

Unrecognized

Income Tax

Benefits

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrecognized tax benefits at January 1, 2018

 

$

45,432

 

 

 

 

$

5,651

 

 

$

51,083

 

   Increases as a result of tax positions taken during 2018

 

 

13,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,426

 

   Increases as a result of tax positions taken in prior years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,969

 

 

 

1,969

 

   Decreases as a result of settlements with taxing authorities

 

 

(664

)

 

 

 

 

(289

)

 

 

(953

)

   Decreases as a result of tax positions taken in prior years

 

 

(1,920

)

 

 

 

 

(702

)

 

 

(2,622

)

Gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2018

 

 

56,274

 

 

 

 

 

6,629

 

 

 

62,903

 

   Increases as a result of tax positions taken during 2019

 

 

6,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,996

 

   Increases as a result of tax positions taken in prior years

 

 

3,265

 

 

 

 

 

3,255

 

 

 

6,520

 

   Decreases as a result of tax positions taken in prior years

 

 

(7,566

)

 

 

 

 

(2,685

)

 

 

(10,251

)

Gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2019

 

 

58,969

 

 

 

 

 

7,199

 

 

 

66,168

 

   Increases as a result of tax positions taken in prior years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

2,800

 

   Decreases as a result of tax positions taken in prior years

 

 

(10,107

)

 

 

 

 

(2,384

)

 

 

(12,491

)

Gross unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2020

 

$

48,862

 

 

 

 

$

7,615

 

 

 

56,477

 

Less: Federal, state and local income tax benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,174

)

Net unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2020 that,

   if recognized, would impact the effective income tax rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

45,303