Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

(10) Premises and Equipment

The following is a summary of premises and equipment at December 31 (dollars in thousands):

	2013		2012

Furniture, fixtures and equipment	$	145,226	$	142,235
Leasehold improvements		49,554		45,944


		194,780		188,179
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		128,609		133,190


Total	$	66,171	$	54,989

Depreciation and amortization expense relating to premises and equipment amounted to $21.0 million; $19.5 million and $19.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and is included in occupancy and equipment expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During 2013, premises and equipment costs and related accumulated depreciation and amortization were reduced by $ 23.8 million and $22.8 million, respectively, for assets that are no longer in use.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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