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Employee Deferred Compensation Plan Obligations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Deferred Compensation Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Deferred Compensation Plan Obligations Employee Deferred Compensation Plan Obligations
The Company provides various qualified defined contribution 401(k) plans covering eligible employees. The plans offer a savings feature with the Company matching employee contributions. Assets of this plan are held by an independent trustee for the sole benefit of participating employees. Nonqualified plans are provided for employees on a discretionary basis, including those not eligible for the qualified plans. These plans include provisions for salary deferrals and discretionary contributions. The asset value of the nonqualified plans was $404.0 million and $495.0 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company holds these assets to satisfy the Company’s liabilities under its deferred compensation plans.
The liability value for the nonqualified plans was $435.0 million and $535.3 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
The following table presents the Company’s compensation expense related to its qualified defined contribution plans and nonqualified plans (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2022202120222021
Contribution expense $10,326 $11,467 $35,321 $34,939 
Increase (decrease) in employee deferred compensation expense related to changes in the fair value of trust assets(15,335)(1,759)(110,958)38,039 
$(5,009)$9,708 $(75,637)$72,978 
The Company has statutory defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans outside the United States of America, which are not material.