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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

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

Our Restricted Cash balance is comprised of funds held in separate premium trust accounts as required by state law or, in some cases, per agreement with our carrier partners. In the second quarter of 2015, certain balances that had previously been reported as held in restricted premium trust accounts were reclassified as non-restricted as they were not restricted by state law or by contractual agreement with a carrier. The resulting impact of this change was a reduction in the balance reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as Restricted Cash and Investments and a corresponding increase in the balance reported as Cash and Cash Equivalents of approximately $33.0 million as of December 31, 2015 as compared to the corresponding account balances as of December 31, 2014 of $32.2 million which was reflected as Restricted Cash. While these referenced funds are not restricted, they do represent premium payments from customers to be paid to insurance carriers and this change in classification should not be viewed as a source of operating cash.



	For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	37,542	$	25,115	$	16,501
Income taxes	$	132,874	$	118,290	$	110,190

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



	For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Other payables issued for purchased customer accounts	$	10,029	$	1,930	$	1,425
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges	$	36,899	$	33,229	$	5,091
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts	$	7,755	$	6,340	$	1,108