Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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):

	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Payroll and benefits		$	245,295		$	243,301
Employee deferred compensation plans		273,491			252,349
Workers’ compensation		18,915			19,361
Payroll taxes		13,931			24,037
Accrued payroll and benefit costs		$	551,632		$	539,048

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

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s     Chief Executive Officer	$	84,423	$	83,899