Products, Services and Other Revenues (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenues From Contracts With Customers By Type

The following table disaggregates revenues from contracts with customers by type, all of which are included in products revenues and services and other revenues in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (loss).

	Quarter Ended June 30,
	2019						2018
(dollars in thousands)	Markel Ventures		Other		Total		Markel Ventures		Other		Total
Products	$	486,209	$	—	$	486,209	$	461,007	$	—	$	461,007
Services	101,908		26,881		128,789		94,035		8,972		103,007
Investment management	—		30,096		30,096		—		17,418		17,418
Total revenues from contracts with customers	588,117		56,977		645,094		555,042		26,390		581,432
Program services and other fronting arrangements	—		27,861		27,861		—		22,635		22,635
Other	28,870		346		29,216		23,714		412		24,126
Total	$	616,987	$	85,184	$	702,171	$	578,756	$	49,437	$	628,193

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019						2018
(dollars in thousands)	Markel Ventures		Other		Total		Markel Ventures		Other		Total
Products	$	819,703	$	—	$	819,703	$	744,480	$	—	$	744,480
Services	194,555		46,626		241,181		181,477		17,896		199,373
Investment management	—		70,988		70,988		—		34,707		34,707
Total revenues from contracts with customers	1,014,258		117,614		1,131,872		925,957		52,603		978,560
Program services and other fronting arrangements	—		54,178		54,178		—		43,332		43,332
Other	57,492		767		58,259		44,856		877		45,733
Total	$	1,071,750	$	172,559	$	1,244,309	$	970,813	$	96,812	$	1,067,625

Schedule Of Receivables And Customer Deposits Related To Contracts With Customers

The following table presents receivables and customer deposits related to contracts with customers.

(dollars in thousands)	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Receivables	$	375,038	$	247,532
Customer deposits	$	70,785	$	48,238