Trade Payables And Expense Accruals

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Trade Payables And Expense Accruals [Abstract]

Trade Payables and Expense Accruals

12.      Trade Payables and Expense Accruals:

A summary of trade payables and expense accruals at December 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Trade payables	$	82,439	$	80,960
Book overdrafts		115,359		92,254
Cattle purchases payable		44,711		31,431
Payables related to securities		3,698		955
Accrued compensation, severance and other employee benefits		103,523		89,061
Accrued legal and professional fees		9,816		18,364
Taxes other than income		9,522		9,207
Accrued interest payable		23,834		35,496
Other		20,740		16,593
	$	413,642	$	374,321