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Accrued Payroll And Other Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Accrued Payroll And Other Liabilities | Accrued payroll and other liabilities Accrued payroll and other liabilities consist of the following at year end:
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current: |  |  |  |
Accrued payroll |  | $ | 74,311 |  |  | $ | 82,396 |
Long-term incentive plan |  | 248 |  |  | 806 |
Dividends payable |  | — |  |  | 12,509 |
Accrued expenses |  | 11,817 |  |  | 8,720 |
Other liabilities |  | 6,736 |  |  | 7,641 |
|  | $ | 93,112 |  |  | $ | 112,072 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 19,381 |  |  | 18,440 |
|  | $ | 19,381 |  |  | $ | 18,440 |

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