Trustee Taxes and Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Trustee Taxes and Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities  
Trustee Taxes and Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Note 10. Trustee Taxes and Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Barging transportation, product storage and other ancillary cost accruals

 

$
14,484

 

$
13,385

 

Employee compensation

 

 
20,167

 

 
16,098

 

Accrued interest

 

 
12,352

 

 
12,524

 

Other

 

 
23,440

 

 
18,321

 

Total

 

$
70,443

 

$
60,328

 

Employee compensation consisted of bonuses, vacation and other salary accruals. Ancillary costs consisted of cost accruals related to product expediting and storage.

In addition, the Partnership had trustee taxes payable of $101.2 million at December 31, 2016, which consisted of $55.4 million related to an ethanol credit and $45.8 million in various pass‑through taxes collected on behalf of taxing authorities. Trustee taxes payable at December 31, 2015 of $95.3 million consisted of $55.4 million related to an ethanol credit and $39.9 million in various pass‑through taxes collected on behalf of taxing authorities.