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Business Combinations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations
Business Combinations
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, Brown & Brown acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of seven insurance intermediaries and three books of business (customer accounts). Additionally, miscellaneous adjustments were recorded to the purchase price allocation of certain prior acquisitions completed within the last twelve months as permitted by Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805 — Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Such adjustments are presented in the "Other" category within the following two tables. All of these acquisitions were acquired primarily to expand Brown & Brown’s core business and to attract and hire high-quality individuals. The recorded purchase price for all acquisitions consummated after January 1, 2009 included an estimation of the fair value of liabilities associated with any potential earn-out provisions. Subsequent changes in the fair value of earn-out obligations will be recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income when incurred.
The fair value of earn-out obligations is based on the present value of the expected future payments to be made to the sellers of the acquired businesses in accordance with the provisions outlined in the respective purchase agreements. In determining fair value, the acquired business’s future performance is estimated using financial projections developed by management for the acquired business and reflects market participant assumptions regarding revenue growth and/or profitability. The expected future payments are estimated on the basis of the earn-out formula and performance targets specified in each purchase agreement compared to the associated financial projections. These payments are then discounted to present value using a risk-adjusted rate that takes into consideration the likelihood that the forecasted earn-out payments will be made.
Based on the acquisition date and the complexity of the underlying valuation work, certain amounts included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements may be provisional and thus subject to further adjustments within the permitted measurement period, as defined in ASC 805. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, several adjustments were made within the permitted measurement period that resulted in a decrease in the aggregate purchase price of the affected acquisitions of $503,442 relating to the assumption of certain liabilities.
Cash paid for acquisitions was $105.1 million and $720.1 million in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We completed seven acquisitions (excluding book of business purchases) in the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. We completed six acquisitions (excluding book of business purchases) in the six-month period ended June 30, 2014.
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation made as of the date of each acquisition for current year acquisitions and significant adjustments made during the measurement period for prior year acquisitions:
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name
Business
Segment
 
Effective
Date of
Acquisition
 
Cash
Paid
 
Other
Payable
 
Recorded
Earn-Out
Payable
 
Net Assets
Acquired
 
Maximum
Potential Earn-
Out Payable
Liberty Insurance Brokers, Inc. and Affiliates (Liberty)
Retail
 
February 1, 2015
 
$
12,000

 
$

 
$
1,436

 
$
13,436

 
$
3,750

Spain Agency, Inc.
Retail
 
March 1, 2015
 
20,706

 

 
2,750

 
23,456

 
9,162

Bellingham Underwriters, Inc.
National Programs
 
May 1, 2015
 
9,007

 
500

 
3,322

 
12,829

 
4,400

Fitness Insurance, LLC
Retail
 
June 1, 2015
 
9,455

 

 
2,386

 
11,841

 
3,500

Strategic Benefit Advisors, Inc.
Retail
 
June 1, 2015
 
49,600

 
400

 
14,441

 
64,441

 
26,000

Other
Various
 
Various
 
4,288

 
5

 
2,799

 
7,092

 
2,892

Total
 
 
 
 
$
105,056

 
$
905

 
$
27,134

 
$
133,095

 
$
49,704


The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition. The data included in the ‘Other’ column shows a negative adjustment for purchased customer accounts. This is driven mainly by the final valuation adjustment for the Wright acquisition.
 
(in thousands)
Liberty
 
Spain Agency, Inc.
 
Bellingham Underwriters, Inc.
 
Fitness Insurance, LLC
 
Strategic Benefit Advisors, Inc.
 
Other
 
Total
Other current assets
$
2,486

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
170

 
$
2,656

Fixed assets
40

 
50

 
25

 
17

 
41

 
19

 
192

Goodwill
8,682

 
16,169

 
9,608

 
8,084

 
46,677

 
12,289

 
101,509

Purchased customer accounts
4,289

 
7,430

 
3,223

 
3,740

 
17,702

 
(5,218
)
 
31,166

Non-compete agreements
24

 
21

 
21

 

 
21

 
77

 
164

Total assets acquired
15,521

 
23,670

 
12,877

 
11,841

 
64,441

 
7,337

 
135,687

Other current liabilities
(42
)
 
(214
)
 
(48
)
 

 

 
(3,456
)
 
(3,760
)
Deferred income tax, net

 

 

 

 

 
2,576

 
2,576

Other liabilities
(2,043
)
 

 

 

 

 
635

 
(1,408
)
Total liabilities assumed
(2,085
)
 
(214
)
 
(48
)
 

 

 
(245
)
 
(2,592
)
Net assets acquired
$
13,436

 
$
23,456

 
$
12,829

 
$
11,841

 
$
64,441

 
$
7,092

 
$
133,095


The weighted average useful lives for the acquired amortizable intangible assets are as follows: purchased customer accounts, 15 years; and non-compete agreements, 5 years.
Goodwill of $101,509,000 was allocated to the Retail, National Programs and Wholesale Brokerage Segments in the amounts of $80,533,000, $18,009,000 and $2,967,000, respectively. Of the total goodwill of $101,509,000, $65,974,000 is currently deductible for income tax purposes and $8,401,000 is non-deductible. The remaining $27,134,000 relates to the recorded earn-out payables and will not be deductible until it is earned and paid.
For the acquisitions completed during 2015, the results of operations since the acquisition dates have been combined with those of the Company. The total revenues from the acquisitions completed through June 30, 2015, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, were $5,696,000 and $7,422,000, respectively. The income before income taxes, including the intercompany cost of capital charge, from the acquisitions completed through June 30, 2015, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, were $552,000 and $846,000, respectively. If the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the respective periods, the Company’s results of operations would be as shown in the following table. These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions actually been made at the beginning of the respective periods.
(UNAUDITED)
For the three months 
 ended June 30,
 
For the six months 
 ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Total revenues
$
422,543

 
$
407,222

 
$
834,285

 
$
779,257

Income before income taxes
$
102,009

 
$
104,775

 
$
198,277

 
$
194,274

Net income
$
61,667

 
$
63,572

 
$
120,128

 
$
117,594

Net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.44

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.81

Diluted
$
0.43

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.83

 
$
0.80

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
137,518

 
141,250

 
138,434

 
141,428

Diluted
139,828

 
143,032

 
140,647

 
143,169


As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the fair values of the estimated acquisition earn-out payables were re-evaluated and measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) as defined in ASC 820-Fair Value Measurement. The resulting additions, payments, and net changes, as well as the interest expense accretion on the estimated acquisition earn-out payables, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:
 
 
For the three months 
 ended June 30,
 
For the six months 
 ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Balance as of the beginning of the period
$
77,709

 
$
48,806

 
$
75,283

 
$
43,058

Additions to estimated acquisition earn-out payables
21,480

 
14,527

 
27,134

 
14,807

Payments for estimated acquisition earn-out payables
(9,448
)
 
(10,814
)
 
(14,039
)
 
(11,429
)
Subtotal
89,741

 
52,519

 
88,378

 
46,436

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value on estimated acquisition earn-out payables
(342
)
 
(375
)
 
334

 
5,228

Interest expense accretion
714

 
552

 
1,401

 
1,032

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables
372

 
177

 
1,735

 
6,260

Balance as of June 30
$
90,113

 
$
52,696

 
$
90,113

 
$
52,696


Of the $90.1 million estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of June 30, 2015, $21.2 million was recorded as accounts payable and $68.9 million was recorded as other non-current liabilities. Included within additions to estimated acquisition earn-out payables are any adjustments to opening balance sheet items prior to the one-year anniversary date and may therefore differ from previously reported amounts.