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Reserve for Severance | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Severance Reserve [Abstract] |
Reserve for Severance | Reserve for Severance Severance costs are primarily related to management realignment and reorganization. The table below reflects the activity in the Company’s reserve for severance and related payments.
| (Dollars in thousands)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Beginning balance | $ | 1,769 |  |  | $ | 4,417 |  |  | $ | 1,282 |
Charged to earnings | 631 |  |  | 837 |  |  | 8,021 |
Cash paid | (2,089 | ) |  | (3,485 | ) |  | (4,886 | )
Ending balance | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 1,769 |  |  | $ | 4,417 |
The remaining severance liabilities outstanding as of December 31, 2014 will be substantially paid by the end of 2015.

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