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Federal, State & Local Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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, 2017 and 2016:
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 46,239 |  |  | $ | 75,605 |
Compensation and related benefit obligations |  |  | 13,010 |  |  |  | 27,877 |
Acquisition accounting and fair value adjustments on securities (including OTTI) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,455 |
Acquisition accounting and fair value adjustments on loans (including the FDIC loss share receivable) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,496 |
Non-accrual interest |  |  | 818 |  |  |  | 4,791 |
Restructuring and retirement of borrowed funds |  |  | 1,105 |  |  |  | 6,957 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 2,967 |  |  |  | 5,664 |
Other |  |  | 15,953 |  |  |  | 18,351 |
Gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 80,092 |  |  |  | 161,196 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance |  | $ | 80,092 |  |  | $ | 161,196 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangibles |  | $ | (1,704 | ) |  | $ | (1,655 | )
Acquisition accounting and fair value adjustments on securities (including OTTI) |  |  | (17,090 | ) |  |  | — |
Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries |  |  | (19,003 | ) |  |  | — |
Mortgage servicing rights |  |  | (1,794 | ) |  |  | (65,975 | )
Premises and equipment |  |  | (12,907 | ) |  |  | (19,310 | )
Prepaid pension cost |  |  | (24,324 | ) |  |  | (30,962 | )
Leases |  |  | (78,682 | ) |  |  | (65,214 | )
Other |  |  | (9,385 | ) |  |  | (10,691 | )
Gross deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | (164,889 | ) |  | $ | (193,807 | )
Net deferred tax asset (liability) |  | $ | (84,797 | ) |  | $ | (32,611 | )
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | The following table summarizes the Company’s income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015:
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Federal – current |  | $ | 153,587 |  |  | $ | 216,182 |  |  | $ | (53,273 | )
State and local – current |  |  | 26,983 |  |  |  | 20,799 |  |  |  | (295 | )
Total current |  |  | 180,570 |  |  |  | 236,981 |  |  |  | (53,568 | )
Federal – deferred |  |  | 3,498 |  |  |  | 18,203 |  |  |  | 468 |
State and local – deferred |  |  | 17,946 |  |  |  | 26,543 |  |  |  | (31,757 | )
Total deferred |  |  | 21,444 |  |  |  | 44,746 |  |  |  | (31,289 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in net income |  |  | 202,014 |  |  |  | 281,727 |  |  | $ | (84,857 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in stockholders’ equity related to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee stock plans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,486 | )
Securities available-for-sale |  |  | 28,495 |  |  |  | (2,687 | ) |  |  | 131 |
Pension liability adjustments |  |  | 2,234 |  |  |  | 2,924 |  |  |  | (1,161 | )
Non-credit portion of OTTI losses |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 44 |
Total income taxes |  | $ | 232,756 |  |  | $ | 282,013 |  |  | $ | (88,329 | )
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, 2017, 2016, and 2015:
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Statutory federal income tax at 35% |  | $ | 233,875 |  |  | $ | 271,995 |  |  | $ | (46,204 | )
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1) |  |  | 29,204 |  |  |  | 30,772 |  |  |  | (20,835 | )
Effect of tax law changes |  |  | (41,943 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Effect of tax deductibility of ESOP |  |  | (5,083 | ) |  |  | (6,452 | ) |  |  | (7,321 | )
Non-taxable income and expense of BOLI |  |  | (9,529 | ) |  |  | (10,808 | ) |  |  | (9,575 | )
Federal tax credits |  |  | (1,386 | ) |  |  | (1,607 | ) |  |  | (1,554 | )
Adjustments relating to prior tax years |  |  | 144 |  |  |  | (668 | ) |  |  | (248 | )
Merger-related expenses |  |  | — |  |  |  | (850 | ) |  |  | 850 |
Other, net |  |  | (3,268 | ) |  |  | (655 | ) |  |  | 30 |
Total income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | 202,014 |  |  | $ | 281,727 |  |  | $ | (84,857 | )
(1) | Includes income tax (benefit) expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 of $(1.4) million for adjustments to deferred taxes necessitated by changes in tax laws of New York City that were enacted in April 2015.
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, 2017, 2016, and 2015:
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Uncertain tax positions at beginning of year |  | $ | 33,487 |  |  | $ | 30,456 |  |  | $ | 24,779 |
Additions for tax positions relating to current-year operations |  |  | 4,332 |  |  |  | 1,304 |  |  |  | 3,827 |
Additions for tax positions relating to prior tax years |  |  | 1,398 |  |  |  | 1,997 |  |  |  | 2,935 |
Subtractions for tax positions relating to prior tax years |  |  | (5,101 | ) |  |  | (270 | ) |  |  | (963 | )
Reductions in balance due to settlements |  |  | (435 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (122 | )
Uncertain tax positions at end of year |  | $ | 33,681 |  |  | $ | 33,487 |  |  | $ | 30,456 |

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