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Reserve for Severance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Severance Reserve [Abstract] |
Changes in the Company's reserve for severance and related payments | 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 included in the line items of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | 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 |

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