12.	ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

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

	December 31,		January 2,
	2016		2016
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Salary, wages and bonus expenses	$	156,999	$	174,333
Operating expenses		71,140		62,147
Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability		46,482		56,077
Group medical liability		27,480		22,220
Customer rebates and other selling expenses		80,223		73,543
Restructuring		22,623		33,500
Property and sales tax		25,032		24,299
Interest payable		3,469		2,780
Other		22,367		21,106
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	455,815	$	470,005
Other long-term liabilities:
Workers’ compensation, general and fleet liability	$	117,890	$	116,166
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit obligations		172,895		126,448
Restructuring		838		85,344
Unfunded lease obligation		26,757		29,180
Other		32,549		29,837
Total Other long-term liabilities	$	350,929	$	386,975

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 workers’ compensation liability, included in the table above under “Workers’ compensation, general liability and fleet liability,” is recorded at present value. This table summarizes self-insurance liability activity for the last three fiscal years (in thousands):

	2016			2015			2014
Balance at beginning of the year	$	172,243		$	160,904		$	153,568
Charged to costs and expenses		59,366			77,242			65,025
Payments		(67,237	)		(65,903	)		(57,689	)
Balance at end of the year	$	164,372		$	172,243		$	160,904
Discount rate		1.47	%		0.82	%		0.60	%

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

2017	$	47,010
2018		28,700
2019		20,398
2020		14,468
2021		10,605
Thereafter		49,753
Total self-insured liability payments	$	170,934
Less amount representing interest		(6,562	)
Present value of self-insured liability payments	$	164,372