Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized Financial Information Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information concerning Brown & Brown’s reportable segments is shown in the following table. The “Other” column includes any income and expenses not allocated to reportable segments and corporate-related items, including the inter-company interest expense charge to the reporting segment.

	For the three months ended March 31, 2014
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	202,691	$	74,170	$	55,020	$	31,642	$	71		$	363,594
Investment income	$	16	$	5	$	4	$	2	$	76		$	103
Amortization	$	10,151	$	3,775	$	2,883	$	1,057	$	10		$	17,876
Depreciation	$	1,584	$	1,467	$	650	$	463	$	476		$	4,640
Interest expense	$	10,713	$	5,441	$	419	$	1,970	$	(14,471	)	$	4,072
Income before income taxes	$	41,245	$	16,123	$	12,738	$	2,815	$	13,916		$	86,837
Total assets	$	3,032,674	$	1,338,120	$	940,604	$	276,219	$	(1,913,328	)	$	3,674,289
Capital expenditures	$	2,112	$	1,698	$	482	$	291	$	144		$	4,727

	For the three months ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	174,568	$	68,940	$	48,697	$	42,647	$	160		$	335,012
Investment income	$	23	$	5	$	5	$	1	$	152		$	186
Amortization	$	8,811	$	3,519	$	2,897	$	924	$	10		$	16,161
Depreciation	$	1,371	$	1,248	$	707	$	397	$	444		$	4,167
Interest expense	$	6,200	$	5,694	$	755	$	1,921	$	(10,586	)	$	3,984
Income before income taxes	$	46,211	$	14,012	$	10,362	$	13,953	$	14,953		$	99,491
Total assets	$	2,483,391	$	1,194,383	$	882,273	$	248,882	$	(1,578,569	)	$	3,230,360
Capital expenditures	$	1,335	$	892	$	536	$	119	$	65		$	2,947