12.

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	January 2, 2016		December 27, 2014
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Salary, wages and bonus expenses	$	174,333	$	129,887
Operating expenses		62,147		46,845
Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability		56,077		45,264
Group medical liability		22,220		20,183
Customer rebates and other selling expenses		73,543		65,052
Restructuring		33,500		9,792
Property and sales tax		24,299		19,224
Interest payable		2,780		69,465
Deferred tax liabilities		—		10,079
Other		21,106		19,847

Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	470,005	$	435,638

Other long-term liabilities:
Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability	$	116,166	$	115,640
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		126,448		227,106
Restructuring		85,344		47,089
Unfunded lease obligation		29,180		31,422
Other		29,837		28,962

Total Other long-term liabilities	$	386,975	$	450,219

Self-Insured Liabilities—The Company is self-insured for general liability, fleet liability and workers’ compensation claims. Claims in excess of certain levels are insured. The self-insurance liabilities, included in the table above under “Workers’ compensation, general liability and fleet liability,” are recorded at present value. This table summarizes self-insurance liability activity for the last three fiscal years (in thousands):


	2015			2014			2013
Balance at beginning of the year	$	160,904		$	153,568		$	159,469
Charged to costs and expenses		77,242			65,025			56,526
Payments		(65,903	)		(57,689	)		(62,427	)

Balance at end of the year	$	172,243		$	160,904		$	153,568

Discount rate		0.82	%		0.60	%		0.56	%

Estimated future payments for self-insured liabilities are as follows (in thousands):


2016	$	57,078
2017		30,927
2018		21,519
2019		14,559
2020		10,076
Thereafter		42,444

Total self-insured liability payments		176,603
Less amount representing interest		(4,360	)

Present value of self-insured liability payments	$	172,243