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Reserve for Severance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Severance Reserve [Abstract] |
Changes in the reserve for severance | The table below reflects the activity in the Company’s reserve for severance and related payments.
| (Dollars in thousands)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Beginning balance | $ | 1,710 |  |  | $ | 697 |  |  | $ | 311 |
Charged to earnings | 738 |  |  | 2,376 |  |  | 1,273 |
Cash paid | (1,965 | ) |  | (1,363 | ) |  | (887 | )
Ending balance | $ | 483 |  |  | $ | 1,710 |  |  | $ | 697 |

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