Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

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

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Payroll and benefits	$	240,793	$	213,962
Employee deferred compensation plans	212,220		181,709
Workers’ compensation	25,834		26,127
Payroll taxes	25,935		26,317
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	504,782	$	448,115

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

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer	$	81,874	$	79,060