Accrued Payroll Costs And Retirement Obligations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Accrued Payroll Costs And Retirement Obligations [Abstract]

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):

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Payroll and benefits	$	194,295	$	153,329
Employee retirement obligations		84,342		80,716
Workers' compensation		26,142		24,136
Payroll taxes		37,631		56,466
	$	342,410	$	314,647

 

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

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company's Chief Executive Officer	$	70,563	$	67,891