ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Accrued Expenses		Non-Current Liabilities	Total	Accrued Expenses		Non-Current Liabilities	Total
	(In thousands)
Salaries and wages	$	68,831	—	68,831	$	90,913	—	90,913
Deferred compensation	3,548		48,550	52,098	2,992		46,541	49,533
Pension benefits	3,808		455,625	459,433	3,796		451,940	455,736
Other postretirement benefits	1,507		19,365	20,872	1,506		19,459	20,965
Other employee benefits	11,437		2,325	13,762	29,358		5,854	35,212
Insurance obligations (1)	126,520		265,466	391,986	127,470		234,336	361,806
Operating taxes	98,717		—	98,717	92,150		—	92,150
Income taxes	1,784		24,091	25,875	4,197		23,174	27,371
Interest	28,807		—	28,807	27,277		—	27,277
Customer deposits	63,320		4,501	67,821	61,225		4,569	65,794
Deferred revenue	14,758		—	14,758	14,064		—	14,064
Restructuring liabilities (2)	4,387		—	4,387	7,278		—	7,278
Other	41,035		32,912	73,947	44,963		31,692	76,655
Total	$	468,459	852,835	1,321,294	$	507,189	817,565	1,324,754

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(1) Insurance obligations are primarily comprised of self-insured claim liabilities.

(2) The reduction in restructuring liabilities from December 31, 2016, principally represents cash payments for employee termination costs. The majority of the balance remaining in restructuring liabilities is expected to be paid by the end of 2017.