ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

10. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

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

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Trade accounts payable	$	72,689	$	49,825
Accrued salaries and wages		28,871		58,173
Accrued dividends		65,232		61,129
Accrued workers’ compensation and auto liability		6,978		7,727
Accrued litigation		4,176		4,323
Accrued employee medical insurance		7,911		8,530
Accrued property taxes		24,796		24,522
Accrued interest		9,780		6,435
Deferred revenue		31,844		5,725
Construction payable		8,483		64,995
Lease financing obligation		19,775		—
Other		37,140		26,182
	$	317,675	$	317,566

The total liability for workers’ compensation and auto liability was $22.2 million and $23.5 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, 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 2015 and 2014. These liabilities amounted to $25.0 million and $26.4 million on an undiscounted basis as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Other long-term liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Intangible lease liability	$	6,965		7,352
Accrued workers’ compensation		15,188		15,732
Accrued deferred compensation		13,253		13,036
Lease financing obligation		21,047		—
Other		1,856		3,356
	$	58,309	$	39,476