Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

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

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Payroll and benefits	$	213,962	$	184,084
Employee deferred compensation plans	181,709		150,629
Workers’ compensation	26,127		26,671
Payroll taxes	26,317		34,658
	$	448,115	$	396,042

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

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer	$	79,060	$	75,745