Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

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

	December 31,
	2017		2016
Payroll and benefits	$	256,804	$	243,301
Employee deferred compensation plans	312,429		252,349
Workers’ compensation	17,092		19,361
Payroll taxes	26,574		24,037
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	612,899	$	539,048

Employee Deferred Compensation Plans

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

	December 31,
	2017		2016
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer	$	86,145	$	83,899