Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

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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):

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Payroll and benefits		$	261,779		$	213,962
Employee deferred compensation plans		194,364			181,709
Workers’ compensation		28,521			26,127
Payroll taxes		24,251			26,317
Accrued payroll and benefit costs		$	508,915		$	448,115

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

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s     Chief Executive Officer	$	80,809		$	79,060