Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 June 30, 2014
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	210,976	$	90,875	$	60,059	$	35,757	$	97		$	397,764
Investment income	$	16	$	66	$	7	$	—	$	105		$	194
Amortization	$	10,457	$	6,214	$	2,932	$	1,010	$	10		$	20,623
Depreciation	$	1,614	$	1,842	$	670	$	628	$	488		$	5,242
Interest expense	$	11,224	$	12,447	$	523	$	1,971	$	(19,161	)	$	7,004
Income before income taxes	$	49,098	$	9,685	$	17,376	$	5,008	$	20,614		$	101,781
Total assets	$	3,166,802	$	2,406,240	$	990,355	$	278,137	$	(1,911,062	)	$	4,930,472
Capital expenditures	$	1,567	$	5,159	$	517	$	244	$	363		$	7,850
	For the three months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	171,819	$	68,354	$	54,823	$	30,403	$	393		$	325,792
Investment income	$	23	$	5	$	4	$	—	$	207		$	239
Amortization	$	8,789	$	3,511	$	2,887	$	925	$	9		$	16,121
Depreciation	$	1,371	$	1,326	$	716	$	401	$	449		$	4,263
Interest expense	$	5,649	$	5,590	$	723	$	1,883	$	(9,848	)	$	3,997
Income before income taxes	$	44,482	$	11,226	$	15,760	$	2,589	$	12,164		$	86,221
Total assets	$	2,501,084	$	1,224,175	$	925,901	$	246,235	$	(1,571,075	)	$	3,326,320
Capital expenditures	$	1,488	$	1,420	$	561	$	379	$	328		$	4,176
	For the six months ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	413,667	$	165,045	$	115,079	$	67,399	$	168		$	761,358
Investment income	$	32	$	71	$	11	$	2	$	181		$	297
Amortization	$	20,608	$	9,989	$	5,815	$	2,067	$	20		$	38,499
Depreciation	$	3,198	$	3,309	$	1,320	$	1,091	$	964		$	9,882
Interest expense	$	21,937	$	17,888	$	942	$	3,941	$	(33,632	)	$	11,076
Income before income taxes	$	90,343	$	25,808	$	30,114	$	7,823	$	34,530		$	188,618
Total assets	$	3,166,802	$	2,406,240	$	990,355	$	278,137	$	(1,911,062	)	$	4,930,472
Capital expenditures	$	3,679	$	6,857	$	999	$	535	$	507		$	12,577
	For the six months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	346,387	$	137,294	$	103,520	$	73,050	$	553		$	660,804
Investment income	$	46	$	10	$	9	$	1	$	359		$	425
Amortization	$	17,600	$	7,030	$	5,784	$	1,849	$	19		$	32,282
Depreciation	$	2,742	$	2,574	$	1,423	$	798	$	893		$	8,430
Interest expense	$	11,849	$	11,284	$	1,478	$	3,804	$	(20,434	)	$	7,981
Income before income taxes	$	90,693	$	25,238	$	26,122	$	16,542	$	27,117		$	185,712
Total assets	$	2,501,084	$	1,224,175	$	925,901	$	246,235	$	(1,571,075	)	$	3,326,320
Capital expenditures	$	2,823	$	2,312	$	1,097	$	498	$	393		$	7,123