Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll Costs and Retirement Obligations

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

	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Payroll and benefits	$	245,272	$	240,793
Employee deferred compensation plans	221,027		212,220
Workers’ compensation	26,408		25,834
Payroll taxes	14,233		25,935
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	506,940	$	504,782

Employee Retirement Obligations

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

	June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s     Chief Executive Officer	$	82,192	$	81,874