Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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):

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Payroll and benefits	$	274,737	$	243,301
Employee deferred compensation plans	291,525		252,349
Workers’ compensation	19,355		19,361
Payroll taxes	36,303		24,037
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	621,920	$	539,048

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

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s     Chief Executive Officer	$	85,212	$	83,899