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Business Combinations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations Business Combinations
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, Brown & Brown acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of seven insurance intermediaries and all of the stock of one insurance intermediary. Additionally, miscellaneous adjustments were recorded to the purchase price allocation of certain prior acquisitions completed within the last 12 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. The recorded purchase price for all acquisitions includes 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 Statements 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 three months ended March 31, 2019, adjustments were made within the permitted measurement period that resulted in a decrease in the aggregate purchase price of the affected acquisitions of $6.8 million relating to the assumption of certain liabilities. These measurement period adjustments have been reflected as current period adjustments in the three months ended March 31, 2019 in accordance with the guidance in ASU 2015-16 “Business Combinations.” The measurement period adjustments primarily impacted goodwill, with no effect on earnings or cash in the current period.
Cash paid for acquisitions was $98.3 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2019. The Company completed eight acquisitions (excluding book of business purchases) in the three-month period ended March 31, 2019. The Company completed two acquisitions (excluding book of business purchases) in the three-month period ended March 31, 2018.
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocations made as of the date of each acquisition for current year acquisitions and adjustments made during the measurement period for prior year acquisitions. During the measurement periods, the Company will adjust assets or liabilities if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have resulted in the recognition of those assets and liabilities as of that date. These adjustments are made in the period in which the amounts are determined and the current period income effect of such adjustments will be calculated as if the adjustments had been completed as of the acquisition date.
(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
Smith Insurance Associates, Inc. (Smith)
Retail
 
February 1, 2019
 
$
20,129

 
$

 
$
2,704

 
$
22,833

 
$
4,550

Donald P. Pipino Company, LTD (Pipino)
Retail
 
February 1, 2019
 
16,420

 
135

 
9,821

 
26,376

 
12,996

Cossio Insurance Agency (Cossio)
Retail
 
March 1, 2019
 
13,990

 
10

 
1,710

 
15,710

 
2,000

Medval LLC (Medval)
Services
 
March 1, 2019
 
29,106

 

 
1,684

 
30,790

 
2,500

Other
Various
 
Various
 
18,654

 
463

 
2,236

 
21,353

 
5,475

Total
 
 
 
 
$
98,299

 
$
608

 
$
18,155

 
$
117,062

 
$
27,521


The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition and adjustments made during the measurement period of the prior year acquisitions.
(in thousands)
 
Smith
 
Pipino
 
Cossio
 
Medval
 
Other
 
Total
Cash
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,218

 
$

 
$
3,218

Other current assets
 
588

 
194

 

 
1,708

 
(6,835
)
 
(4,345
)
Fixed assets
 
40

 
114

 
29

 
50

 
$
(121
)
 
$
112

Goodwill
 
16,031

 
18,146

 
11,336

 
19,008

 
15,911

 
80,432

Purchased customer accounts
 
6,500

 
11,360

 
4,324

 
7,300

 
6,298

 
35,782

Non-compete agreements
 
41

 
11

 
21

 
1

 
64

 
138

Other assets
 

 

 

 
14

 
302

 
316

Total assets acquired
 
23,200

 
29,825

 
15,710

 
31,299

 
15,619

 
115,653

Other current liabilities
 
(367
)
 
(3,449
)
 

 
(480
)
 
5,734

 
1,438

Other liabilities
 

 

 

 
(29
)
 

 
(29
)
Total liabilities assumed
 
(367
)
 
(3,449
)
 

 
(509
)
 
5,734

 
1,409

Net assets acquired
 
$
22,833

 
$
26,376

 
$
15,710

 
$
30,790

 
$
21,353

 
$
117,062


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 $80.4 million, which is net of any opening balance sheet adjustments within the allowable measurement period, was allocated to the Retail, Wholesale Brokerage and Services Segments in the amounts of $55.1 million, $6.1 million and $19.2 million, respectively. Of the total goodwill of $80.4 million, the amount currently deductible for income tax purposes is $62.2 million and the remaining $18.2 million relates to the recorded earn-out payables and will not be deductible until it is earned and paid.
For the acquisitions completed during 2019, the results of operations since the acquisition dates have been combined with those of the Company. The total revenues from the acquisitions completed through March 31, 2019, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019, was $4.8 million. The income before income taxes, including the intercompany cost of capital charge, from the acquisitions completed through March 31, 2019, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019, was $1.0 million. 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)
Three months ended 
 March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)
2019
 
2018
Total revenues
$
624,219

 
$
512,730

Income before income taxes
$
149,863

 
$
121,469

Net income
$
114,926

 
$
93,150

Net income per share:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.41

 
$
0.34

Diluted
$
0.41

 
$
0.33

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
 
 
 
Basic
272,679

 
270,172

Diluted
275,014

 
275,714


As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, 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 months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, were as follows:
 
Three months ended 
 March 31,
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
Balance as of the beginning of the period
$
89,924

 
$
36,175

Additions to estimated acquisition earn-out payables
18,155

 
4,524

Payments for estimated acquisition earn-out payables
(579
)
 
(2,565
)
Subtotal
107,500

 
38,134

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables:
 
 
 
Change in fair value on estimated acquisition earn-out payables
50

 
2,062

Interest expense accretion
1,160

 
404

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables
1,210

 
2,466

Balance as of March 31,
$
108,710

 
$
40,600


Of the $108.7 million estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of March 31, 2019, $25.2 million was recorded as accounts payable and $83.5 million was recorded as other non-current liabilities. As of March 31, 2019, the maximum future acquisition contingency payments related to all acquisitions was $218.2 million, inclusive of the $108.7 million estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of March 31, 2019. Included within the additions to estimated acquisition earn-out payables are any adjustments to opening balance sheet items within the allowable measurement period, which may therefore differ from previously reported amounts.