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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

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)	2016		2015
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	33,122	$	33,091
Income taxes	$	104,739	$	96,579

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

	For the nine months   ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2016		2015
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts	$	10,505	$	995
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges	$	3,828	$	29,497
Notes payable issued or assumed for purchased customer accounts	$	492	$	—
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts	$	—	$	544