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Note Income taxes (Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | $ 23,657 | $ 23,657
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 838,382 | 837,087
Postretirement and pension benefits | 82,940 | 83,390
Allowance for loan losses | 502,058 | 535,255
Accelerated depreciation | 7,723 | 7,749
FDIC-assisted transaction | 92,209 | 95,851
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 17,430 | 20,209
Other temporary differences | 32,817 | 32,479
Total gross deferred tax assets | 1,601,867 | 1,641,682
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 75,700 | 73,678
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 24,617 | 11,040
Other temporary differences | 12,508 | 11,688
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 112,825 | 96,406
Valuation allowance | 496,642 | 496,307
Net deferred tax asset | 992,400 | 1,048,969
PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 15,900 | 15,900
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 121,529 | 116,154
Postretirement and pension benefits | 82,940 | 83,390
Allowance for loan losses | 482,185 | 516,643
Accelerated depreciation | 1,963 | 1,963
FDIC-assisted transaction | 92,209 | 95,851
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 17,430 | 20,209
Other temporary differences | 24,797 | 24,957
Total gross deferred tax assets | 843,008 | 879,801
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 34,914 | 34,081
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 32,253 | 23,823
Other temporary differences | 11,399 | 10,579
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 78,566 | 68,483
Valuation allowance | 95,334 | 89,852
Net deferred tax asset | 669,108 | 721,466
UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 7,757 | 7,757
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 716,853 | 720,933
Postretirement and pension benefits | 0 | 0
Allowance for loan losses | 19,873 | 18,612
Accelerated depreciation | 5,760 | 5,786
FDIC-assisted transaction | 0 | 0
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 0 | 0
Other temporary differences | 8,020 | 7,522
Total gross deferred tax assets | 758,859 | 761,881
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 40,786 | 39,597
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | (7,636) | (12,783)
Other temporary differences | 1,109 | 0
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 34,259 | 26,814
Valuation allowance | 401,308 | 406,455
Net deferred tax asset | 323,292 | 328,612
Deferred loans origination fees |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 837 | 1,936
Deferred loans origination fees | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,756 | 3,216
Deferred loans origination fees | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | (1,919) | (1,280)
Deferred gain |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,515 | 2,551
Deferred gain | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 0 | 0
Deferred gain | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,515 | 2,551
Intercompany deferred gains |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 1,299 | 1,518
Intercompany deferred gains | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 1,299 | 1,518
Intercompany deferred gains | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | $ 0 | $ 0

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