Business Segments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

Business Segments

Washington Trust segregates financial information in assessing its results among its Commercial Banking and Wealth Management Services operating segments.  The amounts in the Corporate column include activity not related to the segments, such as the investment securities portfolio, wholesale funding activities and administrative units.  The Corporate column is not considered to be an operating segment.  The methodologies and organizational hierarchies that define the business segments are periodically reviewed and revised.  Results may be restated, when necessary, to reflect changes in organizational structure or allocation methodology. Any changes in estimates and allocations that may affect the reported results of any business segment will not affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of Washington Trust as a whole.

Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expenses to the business lines.  A funds transfer pricing methodology is used to assign interest income and interest expense to each interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability on a matched maturity funding basis.  Certain indirect expenses are allocated to segments.  These include support unit expenses such as technology and processing operations and other support functions.

Commercial Banking

The Commercial Banking segment includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential and consumer lending activities; equity in losses of unconsolidated investments in real estate limited partnerships, mortgage banking, secondary market and loan servicing activities; deposit generation; merchant credit card services; cash management activities; and direct banking activities, which include the operation of ATMs, telephone and Internet banking services and customer support and sales.

Wealth Management Services

Wealth Management Services includes asset management services provided for individuals, institutions and mutual funds; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian; institutional trust services, including services as trustee for pension and profit sharing plans; and other financial planning and advisory services.

Corporate

Corporate includes the Treasury Unit, which is responsible for managing the wholesale investment portfolio and wholesale funding needs.  It also includes income from bank-owned life insurance as well as administrative and executive expenses not allocated to the business lines and the residual impact of methodology allocations such as funds transfer pricing offsets.

The following tables present the statement of operations and total assets for Washington Trust’s reportable segments:

(Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2013	Commercial Banking		Wealth Management Services		Corporate			Consolidated Total
Net interest income		$79,633		$7		$12,145			$91,785
Noninterest income	30,769		31,825		(514		)	62,080
Total income	110,402		31,832		11,631			153,865
Provision for loan losses	2,400		—		—			2,400
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,473		1,277		213			3,963
Other noninterest expenses	61,976		20,494		12,352			94,822
Total noninterest expenses	64,449		21,771		12,565			98,785
Income (loss) before income taxes	43,553		10,061		(934		)	52,680
Income tax expense (benefit)	14,598		3,724		(1,795		)	16,527
Net income		$28,955		$6,337		$861			$36,153
Total assets at period end		$2,517,059		$50,297		$621,511			$3,188,867
Expenditures for long-lived assets		$1,286		$112		$93			$1,491

(Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2012	Commercial Banking		Wealth Management Services		Corporate			Consolidated Total
Net interest income		$79,505		$17		$11,174			$90,696
Noninterest income	31,727		29,640		3,847			65,214
Total income	111,232		29,657		15,021			155,910
Provision for loan losses	2,700		—		—			2,700
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,384		1,272		285			3,941
Other noninterest expenses	62,963		19,584		15,850			98,397
Total noninterest expenses	65,347		20,856		16,135			102,338
Income (loss) before income taxes	43,185		8,801		(1,114		)	50,872
Income tax expense (benefit)	14,670		3,296		(2,168		)	15,798
Net income		$28,515		$5,505		$1,054			$35,074
Total assets at period end		$2,436,280		$51,730		$583,874			$3,071,884
Expenditures for long-lived assets		$4,082		$877		$151			$5,110

(Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2011	Commercial Banking		Wealth Management Services			Corporate			Consolidated Total
Net interest income (expense)		$75,967		($1	)		$8,989			$84,955
Noninterest income	21,806		28,306			2,652			52,764
Total income	97,773		28,305			11,641			137,719
Provision for loan losses	4,700		—			—			4,700
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,512		1,330			283			4,125
Other noninterest expenses	55,543		19,041			11,664			86,248
Total noninterest expenses	58,055		20,371			11,947			90,373
Income (loss) before income taxes	35,018		7,934			(306		)	42,646
Income tax expense (benefit)	11,781		2,957			(1,816		)	12,922
Net income		$23,237		$4,977			$1,510			$29,724
Total assets at period end		$2,257,326		$51,104			$755,668			$3,064,098
Expenditures for long-lived assets		$2,982		$493			$169			$3,644