Note C – Accrued Expenses and Other

Accrued expenses and other consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	August 27, 2016		August 29, 2015
Accrued compensation, related payroll taxes and benefits	$	180,012	$	177,218
Property, sales and other taxes		95,293		86,824
Medical and casualty insurance claims (current portion)		78,458		79,485
Capital lease obligations		44,834		40,528
Accrued interest		34,179		35,828
Accrued gift cards		24,129		22,358
Accrued sales and warranty returns		19,527		17,223
Other		75,193		72,097

	$	551,625	$	531,561

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 and property, $2.0 million for vehicles, $0.7 million for employee health and $1.0 million for general and products liability.