Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following as of:

	September 30,		December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2016		2015
Accrued phone	$	46,861	$	42,549
Accrued wages		46,392		55,799
Accrued other taxes (non-income related)		38,053		39,267
Income taxes payable		18,432		—
Interest payable		18,198		36,440
Acquisition obligation for a net operating loss    carryforward claim		8,167		5,536
Accrued employee benefit costs		5,541		3,970
Accrued lease expense		3,291		2,616
Outside commissions		3,142		1,673
Accrued licensing costs		1,726		2,418
Acquisition contingent consideration		889		2,075
Other current liabilities		29,510		26,891
	$	220,202	$	219,234