ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

9. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2013		2012
Trade accounts payable	$	58,200	$	45,805
Accrued salaries and wages		58,810		42,345
Accrued dividends		56,306		452
Accrued workers’ compensation and auto liability		8,409		8,455
Accrued litigation		6,170		8,643
Accrued employee medical insurance		9,658		10,480
Accrued property taxes		24,721		24,399
Accrued interest		6,331		3,509
Other		23,672		20,441
	$	252,277	$	164,529

The total liability for workers’ compensation and auto liability was $24.1 million and $23.5 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with the long-term portion included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. These liabilities were discounted to the net present value of the outstanding liabilities using a 3.0% rate in 2013 and 2012. These liabilities amounted to $27.1 million and $26.3 million on an undiscounted basis as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.