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Income taxes - Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | $ 5,784 | $ 8,272
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 827,419 | 823,197
Postretirement and pension benefits | 77,832 | 80,179
Deferred loan origination fees | 13,949 | 9,427
Allowance for credit losses | 355,526 | 411,616
Accelerated depreciation | 10,896 | 8,829
FDIC-assisted transaction | 152,665 | 152,665
Deferred Tax Assets Intercompany deferred gains | 1,412 | 1,728
Lease liability | 40,811 | 41,640
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 56,932 | 61,222
Other temporary differences | 45,912 | 46,298
Total gross deferred tax assets | 1,589,138 | 1,645,073
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 117,690 | 111,050
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 44,563 | 75,598
Right of use assets | 37,064 | 36,218
Other temporary differences | 52,885 | 51,416
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 252,202 | 274,282
Valuation allowance | 533,654 | 520,096
Net deferred tax asset | 803,282 | 850,695
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 3,003 | 3,003
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 130,535 | 124,355
Postretirement and pension benefits | 77,832 | 80,179
Deferred loan origination fees | 17,041 | 12,079
Allowance for credit losses | 321,981 | 373,010
Accelerated depreciation | 4,400 | 3,439
FDIC-assisted transaction | 152,665 | 152,665
Deferred Tax Assets Intercompany deferred gains | 1,412 | 1,728
Lease liability | 21,967 | 22,790
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 56,932 | 61,222
Other temporary differences | 37,968 | 38,954
Total gross deferred tax assets | 825,736 | 873,424
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 74,138 | 73,305
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 39,536 | 67,003
Right of use assets | 19,883 | 20,708
Other temporary differences | 51,553 | 50,247
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 185,110 | 211,263
Valuation allowance | 118,575 | 112,871
Net deferred tax asset | 522,051 | 549,290
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Deferred tax assets: |  |
Tax credits available for carryforward | 2,781 | 5,269
Net operating loss and other carryforward available | 696,884 | 698,842
Postretirement and pension benefits | 0 | 0
Deferred loan origination fees | (3,092) | (2,652)
Allowance for credit losses | 33,545 | 38,606
Accelerated depreciation | 6,496 | 5,390
FDIC-assisted transaction | 0 | 0
Deferred Tax Assets Intercompany deferred gains | 0 | 0
Lease liability | 18,844 | 18,850
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities | 0 | 0
Other temporary differences | 7,944 | 7,344
Total gross deferred tax assets | 763,402 | 771,649
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles | 43,552 | 37,745
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities | 5,027 | 8,595
Right of use assets | 17,181 | 15,510
Other temporary differences | 1,332 | 1,169
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 67,092 | 63,019
Valuation allowance | 415,079 | 407,225
Net deferred tax asset | $ 281,231 | $ 301,405

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