Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Merger And Integration Expense

Total merger and integration expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are presented in the table below:

	Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018
Professional fees (a)	$	1,867	$	5,633
Employee compensation, incentives and benefits (b)	1,517		5,237
Contract employment and outsourcing (c)	—		1,399
Miscellaneous expense (d)	1,187		2,064
All other expense (e)	1,089		17,041
Total	$	5,660	$	31,374

(a) Primarily comprised of fees for legal, accounting, and merger consultants.

(b) Primarily comprised of fees for severance and retention.

(c) Primarily relates to fees for temporary assistance for merger and integration activities.

(d) Consists of fees for communications and courier, operations services, equipment rentals, depreciation, and maintenance,

supplies, travel and entertainment, computer software, advertising and public relations, and occupancy.

(e) Primarily relates to contract termination charges, lease buyouts, costs of shareholder matters and asset impairments related to the integration, as well as other miscellaneous expenses.