How can I delete my account from messenger?

I'm running Mavericks 10.9.4 on my work laptop and would like to delete my account from messenger so I can log in at home. The minus sign is greyed out when I try to delete it. I've signed out, but still shows the account is there. Thanks for any advice!

Hi,
You cannot delete the Bonjour or iMessages in the Messages app.
You were never able to delete the Bonjour account in the earlier versions of iChat that preceded Messages.
Obviously your account is still active (Enabled) in the pic.
The Sign Out just "remembers" the last Apple ID used and waits for your Password - you can change the apple ID at this point.
To fully remove the details from the pane do the following:-
With the Messages app closed down (and Signed Out)  use a Finder window use the Go Menu > Go to folder
Enter ~/Library/Preferences in the dialogue box that appears
Find the com.apple.ids.service.com.apple.madrid.plist file and Drag it to the Trash  (Delete it)
You may wish to also delete com.apple.imagent.plist as this holds some Account Info (It "listens" for "calls" when the computer is ON but the app is not)
Also the Keychain will hold the Password for the Apple ID And the iMessages IDS item which you might also want to remove.
However the madrid item is enough to clear the pane in the Preferences.
8:35 pm      Friday; September 5, 2014
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