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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Expense Benefit
The income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 consists of the following (in millions):
2020 2019 2018
Current:
U.S. Federal $ 839  $ 570  $ 89 
U.S. State and Local 100  183 
Non-U.S. 420  359  374 
Total Current 1,359  1,112  470 
Deferred:
U.S. Federal (725) 255  668 
U.S. State and Local (159) (93) 75 
Non-U.S. 26  (62) 15 
Total Deferred (858) 100  758 
Total Income Tax Expense $ 501  $ 1,212  $ 1,228 
Income Before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes includes the following components (in millions):
2020 2019 2018
United States $ (39) $ 3,972  $ 4,307 
Non-U.S. 1,883  1,680  1,712 
Total Income Before Income Taxes: $ 1,844  $ 5,652  $ 6,019 
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, 2020, 2019 and 2018 consists of the following:
2020 2019 2018
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)
(2.6) 1.4  1.4 
Non-U.S. tax rate differential 1.6  0.3  0.2 
U.S. federal tax credits (3.6) (1.4) (1.1)
Goodwill and other asset impairments 5.1  —  — 
Net uncertain tax positions 3.6  0.1  (0.6)
Non-U.S. valuation allowance release —  (1.2) — 
Other 2.1  1.2  (0.5)
Effective income tax rate 27.2  % 21.4  % 20.4  %
Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
2020 2019
Fixed assets and capitalized software $ (5,355) $ (4,720)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (730) (685)
Other (501) (538)
Deferred tax liabilities (6,586) (5,943)
Pension and postretirement benefits 3,994  2,522 
Loss and credit carryforwards 325  328 
Insurance reserves 535  413 
Stock compensation 183  249 
Accrued employee compensation 583  287 
Operating lease liabilities 736  691 
Other 357  205 
Deferred tax assets 6,713  4,695 
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance (88) (54)
Deferred tax asset (net of valuation allowance) 6,625  4,641 
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ 39  $ (1,302)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Deferred tax assets $ 527  $ 330 
Deferred tax liabilities (488) (1,632)
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ 39  $ (1,302)
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):
2020 2019
U.S. state and local operating loss carryforwards $ 1,253  $ 1,374 
U.S. state and local credit carryforwards $ 108  $ 110 
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 at January 1, 2018 $ 160  $ 43  $
Additions for tax positions of the current year 47  — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years 10  — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes based on facts and circumstances (43) (8) (5)
Settlements during the period (1) (1) — 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations (3) —  — 
Balance as of December 31, 2018 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  $