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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

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

	For the nine months   ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	33,091	$	19,940
Income taxes	$	96,579	$	92,018

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

	For the nine months   ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts	$	995	$	1,623
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges	$	29,497	$	12,937
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts	$	544	$	296