Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

Accrued payroll and benefit costs consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Payroll and benefits	$	331,030	$	263,072
Employee deferred compensation plans	386,188		333,528
Workers’ compensation	20,413		18,251
Payroll taxes	35,800		23,918
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	773,431	$	638,769

Included in employee deferred compensation plans is the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s     Chief Executive Officer	$	90,882	$	89,212