Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

a)The Company leases substantially all of its facilities and certain furniture and equipment under noncancelable operating leases with remaining terms up to 19 years.

The following table summarizes the Company's minimum annual rental commitments, excluding taxes, insurance and other operating costs payable directly by the Company, for noncancelable operating leases at December 31, 2015.



Years Ending December 31,	(dollars in thousands)
2016	$	29,664
2017	34,083
2018	30,708
2019	27,947
2020	21,597
2021 and thereafter	130,844
Total	$	274,843

Rental expense was $44.3 million, $42.7 million and $35.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

b)Contingencies arise in the normal course of the Company's operations and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.