Accrued Payroll Costs and Retirement Obligations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Accrued Payroll Costs and Retirement Obligations

Accrued Payroll Costs and Retirement Obligations

Note F—Accrued Payroll Costs and Retirement Obligations

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

	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Payroll and benefits	$	176,670	$	153,329
Employee retirement obligations		83,283		80,716
Workers' compensation		24,992		24,136
Payroll taxes		38,708		56,466
	$	323,653	$	314,647

Included in employee retirement obligations is the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company's Chief Executive Officer	$	69,761	$	67,891