ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Accrued Expenses		Non-Current Liabilities	Total	Accrued Expenses		Non-Current Liabilities	Total
	(In thousands)
Salaries and wages	$	134,016	—	134,016	$	135,930	—	135,930
Deferred compensation	5,172		63,194	68,366	4,269		58,411	62,680
Pension benefits	3,855		400,197	404,052	3,863		412,417	416,280
Other postretirement benefits	1,476		18,631	20,107	1,481		19,760	21,241
Other employee benefits	23,034		—	23,034	28,636		3,279	31,915
Insurance obligations (1)	148,736		260,357	409,093	130,848		242,473	373,321
Operating taxes	94,004		—	94,004	95,848		—	95,848
Income taxes	5,883		20,843	26,726	8,550		23,888	32,438
Interest	34,521		—	34,521	30,003		—	30,003
Deposits, mainly from customers	81,200		3,391	84,591	69,903		3,638	73,541
Deferred revenue	21,500		—	21,500	14,004		—	14,004
Restructuring liabilities (2)	4,372		—	4,372	13,074		—	13,074
Other	60,906		61,536	122,442	53,194		48,776	101,970
Total	$	618,675	828,149	1,446,824	$	589,603	812,642	1,402,245

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

(2) The reduction in restructuring liabilities from December 31, 2017, principally represents cash payments for employee termination costs. The majority of the balance remaining in restructuring liabilities is expected to be paid by the second quarter of 2019.