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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Expense Benefit
The income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consists of the following (in millions):
2021 2020 2019
Current:
U.S. Federal $ 1,388  $ 839  $ 570 
U.S. State and Local 194  100  183 
Non-U.S. 478  420  359 
Total Current 2,060  1,359  1,112 
Deferred:
U.S. Federal 1,311  (725) 255 
U.S. State and Local 273  (159) (93)
Non-U.S. 61  26  (62)
Total Deferred 1,645  (858) 100 
Total Income Tax Expense $ 3,705  $ 501  $ 1,212 
Income Before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes includes the following components (in millions):
2021 2020 2019
United States $ 14,220  $ (39) $ 3,972 
Non-U.S. 2,375  1,883  1,680 
Total Income Before Income Taxes: $ 16,595  $ 1,844  $ 5,652 
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consists of the following:
2021 2020 2019
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 21.0  %
U.S. state and local income taxes (net of federal benefit) (1)
2.2  (2.6) 1.4 
Non-U.S. tax rate differential —  1.6  0.3 
U.S. federal tax credits (0.4) (3.6) (1.4)
Goodwill and other asset impairments —  5.1  — 
Net uncertain tax positions 0.6  3.6  0.1 
Non-U.S. valuation allowance release —  —  (1.2)
Other (1.1) 2.1  1.2 
Effective income tax rate 22.3  % 27.2  % 21.4  %
Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):
2021 2020
Fixed assets and capitalized software $ (5,808) $ (5,355)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (839) (730)
Other (593) (501)
Deferred tax liabilities (7,240) (6,586)
Pension and postretirement benefits 1,620  3,994 
Loss and credit carryforwards 342  325 
Insurance reserves 587  535 
Stock compensation 219  183 
Accrued employee compensation 453  583 
Operating lease liabilities 874  736 
Other 318  357 
Deferred tax assets 4,413  6,713 
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance (122) (88)
Deferred tax asset (net of valuation allowance) 4,291  6,625 
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ (2,949) $ 39 
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Deferred tax assets $ 176  $ 527 
Deferred tax liabilities (3,125) (488)
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ (2,949) $ 39 
U.S. State and Local Operating Loss and Credit Carryforwards
Further, we have U.S. state and local operating loss and credit carryforwards as follows (in millions):
2021 2020
U.S. state and local operating loss carryforwards $ 924  $ 1,253 
U.S. state and local credit carryforwards $ 90  $ 108 
Summarized Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to our uncertain tax positions (in millions):
Tax Interest Penalties
Balance as of January 1, 2019 $ 167  $ 44  $
Additions for tax positions of the current year —  — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years 51  13  — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes based on facts and circumstances (45) (4) (1)
Settlements during the period (3) (1) — 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations (4) —  — 
Balance as of December 31, 2019 172  52 
Additions for tax positions of the current year 61  —  — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years 154  34 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes based on facts and circumstances (54) (24) (2)
Settlements during the period —  (1) — 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations —  —  — 
Balance as of December 31, 2020 333  61 
Additions for tax positions of the current year 85  —  — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years 107  23  — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes based on facts and circumstances (42) (4) (2)
Settlements during the period (3) (2) — 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations —  —  — 
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $ 480  $ 78  $