ACCRUED EXPENSES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES

ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Insurance	$	56,603	$	63,061
Interest	21,770		21,536
Accrued compensation and benefits	41,109		34,641
Income, real estate, sales and other taxes	29,814		35,083
Other	34,661		36,400
	$	183,957	$	190,721

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, other accrued expenses included accrued legal matters of $4.2 million and $3.8 million, respectively, and accrued severance charges of $2.3 million and $2.9 million, respectively.