Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following as of:

	December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2016		2015
Accrued wages	$	65,695	$	57,472
Accrued phone		39,537		42,549
Interest payable		35,702		36,440
Accrued other taxes (non-income related)		35,337		39,267
Accrued employee benefit costs		5,839		4,526
Acquisition obligation for a net operating loss carryforward    claim		3,573		5,536
Accrued lease expense		3,026		2,616
Outside commissions		2,922		1,673
Accrued licensing costs		669		2,418
Acquisition contingent consideration		—		2,075
Other current liabilities		32,571		24,662
	$	224,871	$	219,234