Accrued Expenses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

4. ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consisted of the following as of:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2017		2016
Accrued wages	$	65,423	$	65,695
Accrued phone		43,919		39,537
Interest payable		33,918		35,702
Accrued other taxes (non-income related)		24,978		35,794
Other current liabilities		24,496		21,241
Income taxes payable		8,548		—
Customer credits		7,836		5,437
Accrued professional fees		6,474		5,436
Accrued employee benefit costs		4,578		5,839
Acquisition obligation for a net operating loss    carryforward claim		3,573		3,573
Accrued lease expense		3,233		3,026
Outside commissions		2,967		2,922
Accrued licensing costs		1,982		669
Acquisition contingent consideration		1,864		—
Total	$	233,789	$	224,871