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Reserve for Severance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Beginning balance | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 1,769 |  |  | $ | 4,417 |
Charged to earnings | 1,273 |  |  | 631 |  |  | 837 |
Cash paid | (887 | ) |  | (2,089 | ) |  | (3,485 | )
Ending balance | $ | 697 |  |  | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 1,769 |

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