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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense reflects the following expense (benefit) components:
 Years ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Current:
Federal$154,714 $171,913 $219,548 
State and local55,045 58,204 50,750 
Total current209,759 230,117 270,298 
Deferred:
Federal45,537 (14,464)(43,615)
State and local2,051 32,647 (10,019)
Total deferred47,588 18,183 (53,634)
Total federal200,251 157,449 175,933 
Total state and local57,096 90,851 40,731 
Income tax expense$257,347 $248,300 $216,664 
The following table summarizes the amount of income tax credits, other income tax benefits, and investment amortization generated from the Company’s LIHTC investments, which are recognized as a component of income tax expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income:
Years ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Income tax credits and other income tax benefits from LIHTC investments$(142,347)$(107,851)$(90,093)
Investment amortization from LIHTC investments115,274 80,902 71,775 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following table reflects a reconciliation of reported income tax expense to the amount that would result from applying the federal statutory rate of 21.0%:
 Years ended December 31,
 202520242023
(Dollars in thousands)AmountPercentAmountPercentAmountPercent
Income tax expense at federal statutory rate$264,631 21.0 %$213,572 21.0 %$227,746 21.0 %
Reconciliation to reported income tax expense:
SALT expense, net of federal (1)
45,906 3.6 64,798 6.4 28,603 2.7 
Tax credits:
LIHTCs and related benefits, net of amortization(16,804)(1.3)(17,376)(1.7)(7,070)(0.7)
Other(597)(0.1)(1,237)(0.1)(824)(0.1)
Changes in valuation allowances(1,378)(0.1)1,378 0.1 (368)— 
Nontaxable or Nondeductible items:
Tax-exempt interest, net(44,369)(3.5)(31,500)(3.1)(44,473)(4.1)
Non-deductible FDIC deposit insurance premiums12,878 1.0 12,305 1.2 10,693 1.0 
Other(2,952)(0.2)(4,156)(0.4)(938)(0.1)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits (2)
(894)(0.1)3,635 0.4 4,466 0.4 
Other, net926 0.1 6,881 0.6 (1,171)(0.1)
Income tax expense and effective tax rate$257,347 20.4 %$248,300 24.4 %$216,664 20.0 %
(1)The majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category is comprised of New York State, along with Massachusetts in 2025, Connecticut in 2024, and New York City in 2023.
(2)Changes in unrecognized tax benefits include interest and penalties.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The following table reflects the significant components of DTAs, net:
  December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Deferred tax assets:
ACL on loans and leases$195,913 $187,348 
Net operating loss and credit carry forwards73,180 74,363 
Compensation and employee benefit plans58,649 50,880 
Lease liabilities under operating leases54,989 52,397 
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities124,044 193,309 
Other36,155 71,008 
Gross deferred tax assets542,930 629,305 
Valuation allowance(56,816)(64,422)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance$486,114 $564,883 
Deferred tax liabilities:
ROU assets under operating leases$47,918 $44,434 
Equipment financing leases84,337 54,990 
Goodwill and other intangible assets96,029 102,042 
Purchase accounting and fair value adjustments16,170 10,359 
Other45,920 36,202 
Gross deferred tax liabilities290,374 248,027 
Deferred tax assets, net$195,740 $316,856 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
The following table reflects a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of UTBs:
Years ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Beginning balance$13,766 $13,836 $9,875 
Additions as a result of tax positions taken during the current year305 493 359 
Additions as a result of tax positions taken during prior years3,430 7,447 4,255 
Reductions as a result of tax positions taken during prior years(3,626)(5,651)— 
Reductions relating to settlements with taxing authorities(2,553)(1,997)— 
Reductions as a result of lapse of statute of limitation periods(894)(362)(653)
Ending balance$10,428 $13,766 $13,836