Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

(11) Premises and Equipment

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

	2014		2013
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	$	152,885	$	145,226
Leasehold improvements		49,951		49,554

		202,836		194,780
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		142,530		128,609

Total	$	60,306	$	66,171

Depreciation and amortization expense relating to premises and equipment amounted to $19.2 million; $21.0 million and $19.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and are included in occupancy and equipment expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During 2014, premises and equipment costs and related accumulated depreciation and amortization were reduced by $2.5 million and $2.4 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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