Accrued Payroll Costs And Retirement Obligations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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):

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Payroll and benefits	$	181,035	$	153,329
Employee retirement obligations		87,031		80,716
Workers' compensation		24,217		24,136
Payroll taxes		63,011		56,466
	$	355,294	$	314,647

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

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company's Chief Executive Officer	$	71,603	$	67,891