Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2018

Accrued expenses as of November 30, 2018 and December 1, 2017 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	2018		2017
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	313,874	$	256,862
Accrued bonuses	216,007		160,880
Accrued media costs	124,849		134,525
Sales and marketing allowances	44,968		47,389
Accrued corporate marketing	66,186		72,087
Taxes payable	57,525		49,550
Royalties payable	51,529		46,411
Accrued interest expense	29,481		25,594
Other	258,766		200,475
Accrued expenses	$	1,163,185	$	993,773

Accrued media costs primarily relate to our advertising platform offerings. We accrue for media costs related to impressions purchased from third-party ad inventory sources. Other primarily includes general corporate accruals for local and regional expenses. Other is also comprised of deferred rent related to office locations with rent escalations and foreign currency liability derivatives.