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Restructuring
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
RESTRUCTURING
On May 27, 2011, the Company completed the merger of its four private banks, operating in the New England, San Francisco Bay, Southern California and Pacific Northwest markets, under a single Massachusetts charter. During this period of restructuring, the Company sought to reduce expenses by simplifying the portfolio businesses and streamlining the Holding Company structure, while incurring certain merger-related expenses such as severance charges, costs to terminate contracts, legal, audit and consulting costs, and other costs. The Company had substantially completed the merger-related restructuring as planned in the first half of 2012.
During the second half of 2012, the Company implemented a senior executive restructuring at the Holding Company and Bank. The purpose of this restructuring was to create a more streamlined organization and to refine the Company’s cost base. To implement the new structure, the Company incurred an additional severance charge of $4.8 million, all during the second half of 2012. The Company expects no additional severance charges associated with this initiative.
Restructuring expenses incurred since the plans of restructuring were first implemented in 2011 totaled $14.0 million, with the Private Banking segment incurring $9.5 million, and the remaining $4.5 million incurred by the Holding Company.
The following table presents a summary of the restructuring activity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
 
Severance Charges
 
Contract Termination Fees
 
Professional Expenses
 
Other Associated Costs
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Accrued charges at December 31, 2010
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Costs incurred
3,947

 
871

 
2,539

 
698

 
8,055

Costs paid
(1,289
)
 
(660
)
 
(2,309
)
 
(698
)
 
(4,956
)
Accrued charges at December 31, 2011
2,658

 
211

 
230

 

 
3,099

Costs incurred
4,798

 
705

 
280

 
128

 
5,911

Costs paid
(3,939
)
 
(818
)
 
(502
)
 
(128
)
 
(5,387
)
Accrued charges at December 31, 2012
3,517

 
98

 
8

 

 
3,623

Costs incurred

 

 

 

 

Costs paid
(3,481
)
 

 
(8
)
 

 
(3,489
)
Adjustments
(3
)
 
(98
)
 

 

 
(101
)
Accrued charges at December 31, 2013
$
33

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
33