Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

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

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Payroll and benefits	$	243,301	$	240,793
Employee deferred compensation plans	252,349		212,220
Workers’ compensation	19,361		25,834
Payroll taxes	24,037		25,935
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	539,048	$	504,782

Employee Deferred Compensation Plans

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

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer	$	83,899	$	81,874