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Income taxes - Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 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 | 836,666 | 837,087
Postretirement and pension benefits | 82,650 | 83,390
Allowance for loan losses | 469,859 | 535,255
Accelerated depreciation | 7,650 | 7,749
FDIC-assisted transaction | 88,821 | 95,851
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 15,399 | 20,209
Other temporary differences | 37,798 | 32,479
Total gross deferred tax assets | 1,567,166 | 1,641,682
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 77,721 | 73,678
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 36,658 | 11,040
Other temporary differences | 12,941 | 11,688
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 127,320 | 96,406
Valuation allowance | 491,835 | 496,307
Net deferred tax asset | 948,011 | 1,048,969
PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 15,900 | 15,900
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 122,413 | 116,154
Postretirement and pension benefits | 82,650 | 83,390
Allowance for loan losses | 449,995 | 516,643
Accelerated depreciation | 1,963 | 1,963
FDIC-assisted transaction | 88,821 | 95,851
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 15,399 | 20,209
Other temporary differences | 29,792 | 24,957
Total gross deferred tax assets | 811,387 | 879,801
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 35,746 | 34,081
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 38,225 | 23,823
Other temporary differences | 11,832 | 10,579
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 85,803 | 68,483
Valuation allowance | 96,596 | 89,852
Net deferred tax asset | 628,988 | 721,466
UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 7,757 | 7,757
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 714,253 | 720,933
Postretirement and pension benefits | 0 | 0
Allowance for loan losses | 19,864 | 18,612
Accelerated depreciation | 5,687 | 5,786
FDIC-assisted transaction | 0 | 0
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 0 | 0
Other temporary differences | 8,006 | 7,522
Total gross deferred tax assets | 755,779 | 761,881
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 41,975 | 39,597
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | (1,567) | (12,783)
Other temporary differences | 1,109 | 1,109
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 41,517 | 27,923
Valuation allowance | 395,239 | 406,455
Net deferred tax asset | 319,023 | 327,503
Deferred loans origination fees |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 549 | 1,936
Deferred loans origination fees | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,816 | 3,216
Deferred loans origination fees | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | (2,267) | (1,280)
Deferred gain |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,479 | 2,551
Deferred gain | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 0 | 0
Deferred gain | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 2,479 | 2,551
Intercompany deferred gains |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 1,638 | 1,518
Intercompany deferred gains | PUERTO RICO |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | 1,638 | 1,518
Intercompany deferred gains | UNITED STATES |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Deferred income | $ 0 | $ 0

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