Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,205	$ 11,544
Marketable securities	21,670us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent	29,957us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent
Trade accounts receivable, net	130,376us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	102,627us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Income taxes receivable	13,586us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	11,421us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Prepaid expenses and other	6,658	3,813
Restricted marketable securities and workers' compensation deposits	12,533	3,776
Deferred income taxes	15,763us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	15,791us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Total current assets	215,791us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	178,929us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Marketable securities	6,034us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent	20,930us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent
Property, equipment and software, net	22,648us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	22,675us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Restricted certificates of deposit	114,335	114,335
Restricted marketable securities and workers' compensation deposits	78,516	58,533
Other assets	4,960us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	5,306us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Goodwill	47,820us-gaap_Goodwill	47,820us-gaap_Goodwill
Total assets	490,104us-gaap_Assets	448,528us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Line of credit	5,772us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent	0us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	25,220us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	25,220us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Accounts payable	3,500us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	2,719us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits	154,508	120,133
Other accrued liabilities	1,784us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	1,917us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Workers' compensation claims liabilities	56,480	54,049
Safety incentives liability	15,499bbsi_SafetyIncentivesLiability	14,232bbsi_SafetyIncentivesLiability
Total current liabilities	262,763us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	218,270us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term workers' compensation claims liabilities	165,785	161,933
Long-term debt	19,778us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	19,833us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes	8,159	8,159
Customer deposits and other long-term liabilities	1,534	1,675
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,500 shares authorized, 7,141 and 7,126 shares issued and outstanding	71us-gaap_CommonStockValue	71us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	5,165	4,410
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	21	(23)
Retained earnings	26,828	34,200
Total stockholders' equity	32,085us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	38,658us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 490,104	$ 448,528

The noncurrent portion of money or property received from customers that is to be returned upon satisfactory contract completion or as partial prepayment for goods or services to be provided in the future and Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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