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Federal, State & Local Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Components of Net Deferred Tax Asset (Liability)

The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s net deferred tax asset (liability) at December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

     December 31,  
(in thousands)    2015      2014  

Deferred Tax Assets:

     

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 73,835       $ 74,508   

Compensation and related benefit obligations

     31,112         29,876   

Acquisition accounting and fair value adjustments on securities (including OTTI)

     13,970         89   

Acquisition accounting adjustments on borrowed funds

     —           5,203   

Non-accrual interest

     6,107         7,917   

Restructuring and retirement of borrowed funds

     16,545         —     

Net operating loss carryforwards

     16,675         —     

Other

     19,723         21,535   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

     177,967         139,128   

Valuation allowance

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance

   $ 177,967       $ 139,128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

     

Amortizable intangibles

   $ (1,379    $ (1,967

Acquisition accounting and fair value adjustments on loans (including the FDIC loss share receivable)

     (1,094      (18,336

Mortgage servicing rights

     (53,370      (47,966

Premises and equipment

     (20,120      (22,714

Prepaid pension cost

     (27,056      (26,607

Restructuring and retirement of borrowed funds

     —           (3,111

Leases

     (50,658      (24,117

Other

     (12,281      (14,576
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

   $ (165,958    $ (159,394
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

   $ 12,009       $ (20,266
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income Taxes

The following table summarizes the Company’s income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:

 

     December 31,  
(in thousands)    2015      2014      2013  

Federal – current

   $ (53,273    $ 207,864       $ 205,985   

State and local – current

     (295      53,654         40,417   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current

     (53,568      261,518         246,402   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Federal – deferred

     468         23,814         20,734   

State and local – deferred

     (31,757      2,337         4,443   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred

     (31,289      26,151         25,177   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax (benefit) expense reported in net income

   $ (84,857    $ 287,669       $ 271,579   

Income tax (benefit) expense reported in stockholders’ equity related to:

        

Employee stock plans

     (2,486      (3,225      (1,692

Adoption of ASU No. 2014-01

     —           1,303         —     

Securities available-for-sale

     131         1,851         (8,343

Pension liability adjustments

     (1,161      (14,992      20,116   

Non-credit portion of OTTI losses

     44         142         5,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income taxes

   $ (88,329    $ 272,748       $ 286,688   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax (Benefit) Expense Reported in Net Income to Combined Actual Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

The following table presents a reconciliation of statutory federal income tax (benefit) expense to combined actual income tax (benefit) expense reported in net income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:

 

     December 31,  
(in thousands)    2015      2014      2013  

Statutory federal income tax at 35%

   $ (46,204    $ 270,573       $ 261,494   

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1)

     (20,835      36,394         29,159   

Effect of tax deductibility of ESOP

     (7,321      (7,297      (7,153

Non-taxable income and expense of BOLI

     (9,575      (9,415      (10,381

Federal tax credits

     (1,554      (1,820      (3,111

Adjustments relating to prior tax years

     (248      (1,166      150   

Merger-related expenses

     850         —           —     

Other, net

     30         400         1,421   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (84,857    $ 287,669       $ 271,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes income tax (benefit) expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 of $(1.4) million and $600,000, respectively, for adjustments to deferred taxes necessitated by changes in tax laws of New York City and New York State that were enacted in April 2015 and March 2014, respectively.
Changes in Liability for Unrecognized Gross Tax Benefits

The following table summarizes changes in the liability for unrecognized gross tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:

 

     December 31,  
(in thousands)    2015      2014      2013  

Uncertain tax positions at beginning of year

   $ 24,779       $ 20,250       $ 24,220   

Additions for tax positions relating to current-year operations

     3,827         3,515         2,436   

Additions for tax positions relating to prior tax years

     2,935         1,819         6,218   

Subtractions for tax positions relating to prior tax years

     (963      (929      (3,641

Reductions in balance due to settlements

     (122      124         (8,983
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Uncertain tax positions at end of year

   $ 30,456       $ 24,779       $ 20,250