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Reserve for Severance | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Severance Reserve [Abstract] |
Reserve for Severance | Reserve for Severance Severance costs are primarily related to management realignment and reorganization in the MRO segment. The table below reflects the activity in the Company’s reserve for severance and related payments.
| (Dollars in thousands)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Beginning balance | $ | 1,282 |  |  | $ | 3,062 |  |  | $ | 4,086 |
Charged to earnings current year | 8,021 |  |  | 1,614 |  |  | 3,629 |
Cash paid and exchange rate variance | (4,886 | ) |  | (3,394 | ) |  | (4,653 | )
Ending balance | $ | 4,417 |  |  | $ | 1,282 |  |  | $ | 3,062 |
Accrued severance charges were included in the line items of the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and 2011 as follows:
| (Dollars in thousands)
| December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Accrued severance included in: |  |  |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | 3,467 |  |  | $ | 1,187 |
Noncurrent other | 950 |  |  | 95 |
Total accrued severance | $ | 4,417 |  |  | $ | 1,282 |
The remaining benefits outstanding as of December 31, 2012 will be fully paid by the end of 2014.

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