Note C – Accrued Expenses and Other

Accrued expenses and other consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	August 29, 2015		August 30, 2014
Accrued compensation, related payroll taxes and benefits	$	177,218	$	159,315
Property, sales, and other taxes		86,824		77,332
Medical and casualty insurance claims (current portion)		79,485		74,010
Capital lease obligations		40,528		36,505
Accrued interest		35,828		32,923
Accrued gift cards		22,358		30,842
Accrued sales and warranty returns		17,223		17,322
Other		72,097		53,645

	$	531,561	$	481,894

The Company retains a significant portion of the insurance risks associated with workers’ compensation, employee health, general, products liability, property and vehicle insurance. A portion of these self-insured losses is managed through a wholly owned insurance captive. The Company maintains certain levels for stop-loss coverage for each self-insured plan in order to limit its liability for large claims. The limits are per claim and are $1.5 million for workers’ compensation, property, and vehicles, $0.7 million for employee health, and $1.0 million for general and products liability.