ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

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

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

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Trade accounts payable	$	96,642	$	53,230
Accrued salaries and wages		42,556		39,411
Accrued dividends		52,572		51,156
Accrued workers' compensation and auto liability		6,901		6,737
Accrued litigation		13,937		7,822
Accrued employee medical insurance		5,442		6,506
Accrued property taxes		27,288		28,473
Accrued interest		12,957		11,949
Deferred revenue		15,173		13,633
Construction payable		21,099		3,903
Lease financing obligation		12,771		11,612
Other		42,749		43,372
	$	350,087	$	277,804

The total liability for workers' compensation and auto liability was $29.7 million and $26.3 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, 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 2018 and 2017.  These liabilities amounted to $33.4 million and $29.4 million on an undiscounted basis as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Intangible lease liability	$	5,804	$	6,191
Accrued workers' compensation		22,798		19,518
Accrued deferred compensation		11,507		10,208
Lease financing obligation		18,817		15,530
Other		1,622		1,583
	$	60,548	$	53,030