Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Payroll and Benefit Costs

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

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Payroll and benefits	$	263,072	$	256,804
Employee deferred compensation plans	333,528		312,429
Workers’ compensation	18,251		17,092
Payroll taxes	23,918		26,574
Accrued payroll and benefit costs	$	638,769	$	612,899

Employee Deferred Compensation Plans

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

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Deferred compensation plan and other benefits related to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer	$	89,212	$	86,145