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Business Combinations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combinations

NOTE 4· Business Combinations

Acquisitions in 2013

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, Brown & Brown did not acquire any insurance intermediaries, however there were miscellaneous adjustments to the purchase price allocation of certain prior acquisitions acquired within the last twelve months as permitted by ASC Topic 805 — Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Acquisition purchase prices are typically based on a multiple of average annual operating profit earned over a one- to three-year period within a minimum and maximum price range. 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 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 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, 2013, several adjustments were made within the permitted measurement period that resulted in reduction to the aggregate purchase price of the applicable acquisitions of $1,071,000, including $61,000 of cash payments, a reduction of $454,000 in other payables, the assumption of $43,000 of liabilities and the reduction of $721,000 in recorded earn-out payables.

The following table summarizes the adjustments made to the aggregate purchase price allocations as of the date of each acquisition:

 

(in thousands)                                      

Name

  

Business
Segment

   2012
Date of
Acquisition
     Cash
Paid
     Other
Payable
    Recorded
Earn-out
Payable
    Net Assets
Acquired
 

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Superholding Corporation

   National Programs; Services      January 9       $ —        $ (454   $  —       $ (454

Insurcorp & GGM Investments LLC

   Retail      May 1         —          —          (834     (834

Richard W. Endlar Insurance Agency, Inc.

   Retail      May 1         —          —          220        220   

Texas Security General Insurance Agency, Inc.

  

Wholesale/

Brokerage

     Sept 1         —          —          (107     (107

Other

   Various      Various         61         —         —          61   
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

         $ 61       $ (454   $ (721   $ (1,114
        

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the adjustments made to the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition:

 

(in thousands)    Arrowhead     Insurcorp     Endlar      Texas
Security
    Other     Total  

Other current assets

   $ —        $ —        $ —         $ 25      $ 1,419      $ 1,444   

Goodwill

     (454     (566     216         (843     (1,214     (2,861

Purchased customer accounts

     —          (268     4         708        (98     346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     (454     (834     220         (110     107        (1,071

Other current liabilities

     —          —          —           3        (46     (43
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ (454   $ (834   $ 220       $ (107   $ 61      $ (1,114
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisitions in 2012

During three months ended March 31, 2012, Brown & Brown acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of two insurance intermediaries, and all of the stock of one insurance intermediary. The aggregate purchase price of these acquisitions was $559,241,000, including $401,247,000 of cash payments, the issuance of $21,391,000 in other payables, the assumption of $131,889,000 of liabilities and $4,714,000 of recorded earn-out payables. All of these acquisitions were acquired primarily to expand Brown & Brown’s core businesses and to attract and hire high-quality personnel. Acquisition purchase prices are typically based on a multiple of average annual operating profit earned over a one- to three-year period within a minimum and maximum price range. 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 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.

 

The acquisitions made in 2012 have been accounted for as business combinations and are as follows:

 

(in thousands)                                                      

Name

  

Business
Segment

   2012
Date of
Acquisition
     Cash
Paid
     Note
Payable
     Other
Payable
     Recorded
Earn-out
Payable
     Net Assets
Acquired
     Maximum
Potential
Earn-out
Payable
 

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Superholding Corporation

   National Programs; Services      January 9       $ 397,531       $ —        $ 21,391       $ 3,634       $ 422,556       $ 5,000   

Other

   Various      Various         3,716         —          —          1,080         4,796         3,488   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

         $ 401,247       $ —        $ 21,391       $ 4,714       $ 427,352       $ 8,488   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition:

 

(in thousands)    Arrowhead     Other     Total  

Cash

   $ 62,396      $ —       $ 62,396   

Other current assets

     66,828        110        66,938   

Fixed assets

     4,743        25        4,768   

Goodwill

     320,145        2,899        323,044   

Purchased customer accounts

     100,072        1,828        101,900   

Non-compete agreements

     100        54        154   

Other assets

     41        —         41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     554,325        4,916        559,241   

Other current liabilities

     (105,118     (120     (105,238

Deferred income taxes, net

     (26,651     —         (26,651
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     (131,769     (120     (131,889
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 422,556      $ 4,796      $ 427,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted average useful lives for the acquired amortizable intangible assets are as follows: purchased customer accounts, 15.0 years; and non-compete agreements, 5.0 years.

Goodwill of $323,044,000, was allocated to the Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage and Services Divisions in the amounts of $2,088,000, $253,901,000, $811,000 and $66,244,000, respectively. Of the total goodwill of $323,044,000, $3,226,000 is currently deductible for income tax purposes and $315,104,000 is non-deductible. The remaining $4,714,000 relates to the earn-out payables and will not be deductible until it is earned and paid.

 

The results of operations for the acquisitions completed during 2012 have been combined with those of the Company since their respective acquisition dates. The total revenues and income before income taxes from the acquisitions completed through March 31, 2012, included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012, were $27,712,000 and $362,000, respectively. If the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the period, 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 March 31,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)    2012      2011  

Total revenues

   $ 304,916       $ 289,935   

Income before income taxes

   $ 83,481       $ 84,178   

Net income

   $ 49,846       $ 50,826   

Net income per share:

     

Basic

   $ 0.35       $ 0.36   

Diluted

   $ 0.34       $ 0.35   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

     

Basic

     139,001         138,351   

Diluted

     141,500         140,648   

For acquisitions consummated prior to January 1, 2009, additional consideration paid to sellers as a result of purchase price “earn-out” provisions are recorded as adjustments to intangible assets when the contingencies are settled. The net additional consideration paid by the Company in 2013 as a result of these adjustments totaled $626,000, all of which was allocated to goodwill. Of the $626,000 net additional consideration paid, $626,000 was issued as an other payable. The net additional consideration paid by the Company in 2012 as a result of these adjustments totaled $2,907,000, all of which was allocated to goodwill. Of the $2,907,000 net additional consideration paid, $2,907,000 was paid in cash.

As of March 31, 2013, the maximum future contingency payments related to all acquisitions totaled $147,631,000, all of which relates to acquisitions consummated subsequent to January 1, 2009.

ASC Topic 805 — Business Combinations is the authoritative guidance requiring an acquirer to recognize 100% of the fair values of acquired assets, including goodwill, and assumed liabilities (with only limited exceptions) upon initially obtaining control of an acquired entity. Additionally, the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements (such as earn-out purchase arrangements) at the acquisition date must be included in the purchase price consideration. As a result, the recorded purchase prices for all acquisitions consummated after January 1, 2009 include an estimation of the fair value of liabilities associated with any potential earn-out provisions. Subsequent changes in these earn-out obligations will be recorded in the consolidated statement of income when incurred. Potential earn-out obligations are typically based upon future earnings of the acquired entities, usually between one and three years.

 

As of March 31, 2013 and 2012, 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). 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, 2013 and 2012, were as follows:

 

     For the three months
ended March 31,
 
(in thousands)    2013     2012  

Balance as of the beginning of the period

   $ 52,987      $ 47,715   

Additions to estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     (721     4,714   

Payments for estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     (4,319     (133
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     47,947        52,296   

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

    

Change in fair value on estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     997        (970

Interest expense accretion

     525        582   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables

     1,522        (388
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31

   $ 49,469      $ 51,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Of the $49,469,000 estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of March 31, 2013, $15,781,000 was recorded as accounts payable and $33,688,000 was recorded as other non-current liabilities. Of the $51,908,000 in estimated acquisition earn-out payables as of March 31, 2012, $8,782,000 was recorded as accounts payable and $43,126,000 was recorded as other non-current liabilities.