Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Accrued Expenses		Non-Current Liabilities	Total	Accrued Expenses		Non-Current Liabilities	Total
	(In thousands)
Salaries and wages	$	100,273	—	100,273	$	90,913	—	90,913
Deferred compensation	3,990		54,595	58,585	2,992		46,541	49,533
Pension benefits	3,842		462,935	466,777	3,796		451,940	455,736
Other postretirement benefits	1,520		19,163	20,683	1,506		19,459	20,965
Other employee benefits	22,678		2,958	25,636	29,358		5,854	35,212
Insurance obligations (1)	133,855		261,244	395,099	127,470		234,336	361,806
Asset retirement obligations	6,595		19,810	26,405	5,828		20,143	25,971
Operating taxes	99,086		—	99,086	92,150		—	92,150
Income taxes	2,570		24,623	27,193	4,197		23,174	27,371
Interest	26,066		—	26,066	27,277		—	27,277
Customer deposits	66,302		4,089	70,391	61,225		4,569	65,794
Deferred revenue	14,997		—	14,997	14,064		—	14,064
Other	47,397		22,654	70,051	46,413		11,549	57,962
Total	$	529,171	872,071	1,401,242	$	507,189	817,565	1,324,754

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(1) Insurance obligations are primarily comprised of self-insured claim liabilities.