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Reserve for Severance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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,
	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

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Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets.

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