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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense Attributable to Operations
The significant components of income tax expense attributable to operations are as follows:

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Current
                 
Federal
 
$
35,483
   
$
36,358
   
$
28,475
 
State
   
8,626
     
9,768
     
7,653
 
Total Current
 
$
44,109
   
$
46,126
   
$
36,128
 
                         
Deferred
                       
Federal
 
$
507
   
$
(14,021
)
 
$
(1,379
)
State
   
357
     
(3,406
)
   
(338
)
Total Deferred
 
$
864
   
$
(17,427
)
 
$
(1,717
)
Total income tax expense
 
$
44,973
   
$
28,699
   
$
34,411
 
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:

 
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2021
   
2020
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
22,479
   
$
27,282
 
Lease liability
   
6,744
     
8,141
 
Deferred compensation
   
9,584
     
11,602
 
Postretirement benefit obligation
   
1,286
     
1,511
 
Fair value adjustments from acquisitions
   
199
     
259
 
Loan fees
   
12,936
     
5,400
 
Accrued liabilities
   
1,424
     
1,307
 
Stock-based compensation expense
   
2,679
     
3,213
 
Unrealized losses on securities
    1,482       -  
Other
   
4,200
     
3,558
 
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
63,013
   
$
62,273
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Pension benefits
 
$
16,137
   
$
14,406
 
Lease right-of-use asset
   
5,681
     
6,567
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
13,187
     
12,725
 
Premises and equipment, primarily due to accelerated depreciation
   
4,962
     
4,774
 
Unrealized gain on securities
   
-
     
7,732
 
Other
   
1,008
     
952
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
$
40,975
   
$
47,156
 
Net deferred tax asset at year-end
 
$
22,038
   
$
15,117
 
Net deferred tax asset at beginning of year
   
15,117
     
2,534
 
Increase in net deferred tax asset
 
$
6,921
   
$
12,583
Reconciliation of the Provision for Income taxes to the Amount Computed by Applying the Federal Statutory Rate
The following is a reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the applicable Federal statutory rate to income before taxes:

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Federal income tax at statutory rate
 
$
41,971
   
$
27,948
   
$
32,641
 
Tax exempt income
   
(1,014
)
   
(981
)
   
(1,233
)
Net increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
   
(1,230
)
   
(1,135
)
   
(927
)
Federal tax credits
   
(1,884
)
   
(1,705
)
   
(1,458
)
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit
   
7,097
     
5,026
     
5,773
 
Stock-based compensation, excess tax benefit
   
(323
)
   
(152
)
   
(342
)
Other, net
   
356
   
(302
)
   
(43)
 
Income tax expense
 
$
44,973
   
$
28,699
   
$
34,411
 
Reconciliation of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of Federal and State gross unrecognized tax benefits (“UTBs”) is as follows:

(In thousands)
 
2021
   
2020
 
Balance at January 1
 
$
1,178
   
$
779
 
Additions for tax positions of prior years
   
80
     
254
 
Current period tax positions
   
287
     
145
 
Balance at December 31
 
$
1,545
   
$
1,178
 
Amount that would affect the effective tax rate if recognized, gross of tax
 
$
1,221
   
$
931