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Federal, State & Local Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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, 2016 and 2015:

 

    December 31,  
(in thousands)   2016     2015  

Deferred Tax Assets:

   

Allowance for loan losses

  $ 75,605     $ 73,835  

Compensation and related benefit obligations

    27,877       31,112  

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

    14,455       13,970  

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

    7,496       —    

Non-accrual interest

    4,791       6,107  

Restructuring and retirement of borrowed funds

    6,957       16,545  

Net operating loss carryforwards

    5,664       16,675  

Other

    18,351       19,723  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

    161,196       177,967  

Valuation allowance

    —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance

  $ 161,196     $ 177,967  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

   

Amortizable intangibles

  $ (1,655   $ (1,379

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

    —         (1,094

Mortgage servicing rights

    (65,975     (53,370

Premises and equipment

    (19,310     (20,120

Prepaid pension cost

    (30,962     (27,056

Leases

    (65,214     (50,658

Other

    (10,691     (12,281
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

  $ (193,807   $ (165,958
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

  $ (32,611   $ 12,009  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following table summarizes the Company’s income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014:

 

    December 31,  
(in thousands)   2016     2015     2014  

Federal – current

  $ 216,182     $ (53,273   $ 207,864  

State and local – current

    20,799       (295     53,654  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current

    236,981       (53,568     261,518  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Federal – deferred

    18,203       468       23,814  

State and local – deferred

    26,543       (31,757     2,337  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred

    44,746       (31,289     26,151  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit) reported in net income

    281,727     $ (84,857   $ 287,669  

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

     

Employee stock plans

    —         (2,486     (3,225

Adoption of ASU No. 2014-01

    —         —         1,303  

Securities available-for-sale

    (2,687     131       1,851  

Pension liability adjustments

    2,924       (1,161     (14,992

Non-credit portion of OTTI losses

    49       44       142  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income taxes

  $ 282,013     $ (88,329   $ 272,748  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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

The following table presents a reconciliation of statutory federal income tax expense (benefit) to combined actual income tax expense (benefit) reported in net income for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014:

 

    December 31,  
(in thousands)   2016     2015     2014  

Statutory federal income tax at 35%

  $ 271,995     $ (46,204   $ 270,573  

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

    30,772       (20,835     36,394  

Effect of tax deductibility of ESOP

    (6,452     (7,321     (7,297

Non-taxable income and expense of BOLI

    (10,808     (9,575     (9,415

Federal tax credits

    (1,607     (1,554     (1,820

Adjustments relating to prior tax years

    (668     (248     (1,166

Merger-related expenses

    (850     850       —    

Other, net

    (655     30       400  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

  $ 281,727     $ (84,857   $ 287,669  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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, 2016, 2015, and 2014:

 

     December 31,  
(in thousands)    2016      2015      2014  

Uncertain tax positions at beginning of year

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

Additions for tax positions relating to current-year operations

     1,304        3,827        3,515  

Additions for tax positions relating to prior tax years

     1,997        2,935        1,819  

Subtractions for tax positions relating to prior tax years

     (270      (963      (929

Reductions in balance due to settlements

     —          (122      124  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Uncertain tax positions at end of year

   $ 33,487      $ 30,456      $ 24,779