Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities

	For the three months   ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	14,899	$	5,230
Income taxes	$	8,004	$	1,532

Brown & Brown’s significant non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows:

	For the three months   ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts	$	5	$	—
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges	$	5,653	$	280
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts	$	362	$	131