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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit |
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Current income tax (benefit) expense: |  |  |  |  |  |
Puerto Rico | $ | 2,251 | $ | 126,700 | $ | 17,356
Federal and States |  | 3,598 |  | 6,841 |  | 6,046
Subtotal |  | 5,849 |  | 133,541 |  | 23,402
Deferred income tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |
Puerto Rico |  | 123,337 |  | (62,601) |  | 31,132
Federal and States |  | 17,995 |  | 20,953 |  | 7,938
Adjustment for enacted changes in income tax laws |  | - |  | 27,686 |  | 168,358
Subtotal |  | 141,332 |  | (13,962) |  | 207,428
Total income tax expense | $ | 147,181 | $ | 119,579 | $ | 230,830
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
|  |  | December 31, 2019
(In thousands) |  | PR |  | US |  | Total
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | $ | 2,368 | $ | 5,269 | $ | 7,637
Net operating loss and other carryforward available |  | 112,803 |  | 716,796 |  | 829,599
Postretirement and pension benefits |  | 82,623 |  | - |  | 82,623
Deferred loan origination fees |  | 2,519 |  | (2,759) |  | (240)
Allowance for loan losses |  | 405,475 |  | 10,981 |  | 416,456
Accelerated depreciation |  | 3,439 |  | 4,914 |  | 8,353
FDIC-assisted transaction |  | 82,684 |  | - |  | 82,684
Intercompany deferred gains |  | 1,604 |  | - |  | 1,604
Lease liability |  | 22,694 |  | 23,387 |  | 46,081
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities |  | 21,670 |  | - |  | 21,670
Other temporary differences |  | 26,554 |  | 7,460 |  | 34,014
| Total gross deferred tax assets |  | 764,433 |  | 766,048 |  | 1,530,481
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  | 37,411 |  | 36,058 |  | 73,469
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities |  | 15,635 |  | 432 |  | 16,067
Right of use assets |  | 20,598 |  | 21,430 |  | 42,028
Other temporary differences |  | 12,778 |  | 1,179 |  | 13,957
| Total gross deferred tax liabilities |  | 86,422 |  | 59,099 |  | 145,521
Valuation allowance |  | 100,175 |  | 399,800 |  | 499,975
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 577,836 | $ | 307,149 | $ | 884,985
|  |  | December 31, 2018
(In thousands) |  | PR |  | US |  | Total
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | $ | 15,900 | $ | 7,757 | $ | 23,657
Net operating loss and other carryforward available |  | 116,154 |  | 720,933 |  | 837,087
Postretirement and pension benefits |  | 83,390 |  | - |  | 83,390
Deferred loan origination fees |  | 3,216 |  | (1,280) |  | 1,936
Allowance for loan losses |  | 516,643 |  | 18,612 |  | 535,255
Deferred gains |  | - |  | 2,551 |  | 2,551
Accelerated depreciation |  | 1,963 |  | 5,786 |  | 7,749
FDIC-assisted transaction |  | 95,851 |  | - |  | 95,851
Intercompany deferred gains |  | 1,518 |  | - |  | 1,518
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities |  | 20,209 |  | - |  | 20,209
Other temporary differences |  | 24,957 |  | 7,522 |  | 32,479
| Total gross deferred tax assets |  | 879,801 |  | 761,881 |  | 1,641,682
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  | 34,081 |  | 39,597 |  | 73,678
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities |  | 23,823 |  | (12,783) |  | 11,040
Other temporary differences |  | 10,579 |  | 1,109 |  | 11,688
| Total gross deferred tax liabilities |  | 68,483 |  | 27,923 |  | 96,406
Valuation allowance |  | 89,852 |  | 406,455 |  | 496,307
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 721,466 | $ | 327,503 | $ | 1,048,969
Summary Of Operating Loss Carryforwards Text Block |
(In thousands) |  |
2020 | $ | 492
2021 |  | 16
2022 |  | 396
2024 |  | 9,181
2025 |  | 13,516
2026 |  | 13,403
2027 |  | 22,343
2028 |  | 324,569
2029 |  | 110,075
2030 |  | 100,017
2031 |  | 94,332
2032 |  | 16,801
2033 |  | 2,945
2034 |  | 81,253
2037 |  | 7,489
2038 |  | 1,642
2039 |  | 2,104
| $ | 800,574
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
(In millions) |  |
Balance at January 1, 2018 | $ | 7.3
Additions for tax positions related to 2018 |  | 1.1
Reduction as a result of lapse of statute of limitations |  | (1.2)
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | 7.2
Additions for tax positions related to prior years [1] |  | 9.1
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 16.3
[1] | The Corporation recorded a deferred tax asset of $8.7 million associated with the unrecognized tax benefit. Since the uncertainty of the tax position is related to the timing of the tax benefit, it met the more likely than not standard of ASC 740-10-25-6.
PUERTO RICO |
Differences Between Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Applicable to Income Before Income Taxes and Amount Computed by Applying the Statutory Tax Rate in Puerto Rico |
|  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
(In thousands) |  | Amount | % of pre-tax income |  |  | Amount | % of pre-tax income |  |  | Amount | % of pre-tax income |
Computed income tax at statutory rates | $ | 306,869 | 38 | % | $ | 287,717 | 39 | % | $ | 132,020 | 39 | %
Benefit of net tax exempt interest income |  | (145,597) | (18) |  |  | (97,199) | (13) |  |  | (76,815) | (23) |
Effect of income subject to preferential tax rate[1] |  | (9,562) | (1) |  |  | (111,738) | (15) |  |  | (13,104) | (4) |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance |  | 16,992 | 2 |  |  | 27,336 | 4 |  |  | 20,882 | 6 |
Difference in tax rates due to multiple jurisdictions |  | (12,888) | (2) |  |  | (16,324) | (3) |  |  | (2,217) | (1) |
Adjustment in net deferred tax due to change in the applicable tax rate |  | (6,559) | (1) |  |  | 27,686 | 4 |  |  | 168,358 | 50 |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  | - | - |  |  | (1,621) | - |  |  | (1,185) | - |
State and local taxes |  | 4,749 | 1 |  |  | 8,772 | 1 |  |  | 4,123 | 1 |
Others |  | (6,823) | (1) |  |  | (5,050) | (1) |  |  | (1,232) | - |
Income tax expense | $ | 147,181 | 18 | % | $ | 119,579 | 16 | % | $ | 230,830 | 68 | %
[1] For the year ended December 31,2018, includes the impact of the Tax Closing Agreement entered into in connection with the Westernbank FDIC-assisted Transaction.

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