Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll Costs and Retirement Obligations

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

	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Payroll and benefits	$	268,455	$	256,804
Employee deferred compensation plans	326,561		312,429
Workers’ compensation	18,666		17,092
Payroll taxes	16,803		26,574
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	630,485	$	612,899

Employee Retirement Obligations

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

	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s     Chief Executive Officer	$	87,165	$	86,145