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Reserve for Severance | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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,
| 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 |
The remaining severance liabilities outstanding as of December 31, 2017 will be paid by the end of 2018, and are included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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