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Reserve for Severance | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Beginning balance | $ | 697 |  |  | $ | 311 |  |  | $ | 1,769 |
Charged to earnings | 2,376 |  |  | 1,273 |  |  | 631 |
Cash paid | (1,363 | ) |  | (887 | ) |  | (2,089 | )
Ending balance | $ | 1,710 |  |  | $ | 697 |  |  | $ | 311 |
The remaining severance liabilities outstanding as of December 31, 2016 will substantially be paid by the end of 2017.

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