Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized Financial Information Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information concerning Brown & Brown’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables. The “Other” column includes any income and expenses not allocated to reportable segments and corporate-related items, including the inter-company interest expense charge to the reporting segment.

	For the three months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	171,819	$	68,354	$	54,823	$	30,403	$	393		$	325,792
Investment income	$	23	$	5	$	4	$	—	$	207		$	239
Amortization	$	8,789	$	3,511	$	2,887	$	925	$	9		$	16,121
Depreciation	$	1,371	$	1,326	$	716	$	401	$	449		$	4,263
Interest expense	$	5,649	$	5,590	$	723	$	1,883	$	(9,848	)	$	3,997
Income before income taxes	$	44,482	$	11,226	$	15,760	$	2,589	$	12,164		$	86,221
Total assets	$	2,501,084	$	1,224,175	$	925,901	$	246,235	$	(1,571,075	)	$	3,326,320
Capital expenditures	$	1,488	$	1,420	$	561	$	379	$	328		$	4,176
	For the three months ended June 30, 2012
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	162,019	$	52,966	$	47,483	$	27,660	$	788		$	290,916
Investment income	$	27	$	11	$	5	$	—	$	144		$	187
Amortization	$	8,652	$	3,278	$	2,786	$	1,156	$	9		$	15,881
Depreciation	$	1,294	$	1,136	$	661	$	304	$	389		$	3,784
Interest expense	$	6,704	$	4,351	$	895	$	4,481	$	(12,431	)	$	4,000
Income before income taxes	$	33,886	$	9,238	$	11,195	$	2,618	$	14,208		$	71,145
Total assets	$	2,229,198	$	1,149,268	$	795,134	$	268,629	$	(1,344,938	)	$	3,097,291
Capital expenditures	$	1,574	$	3,434	$	712	$	444	$	608		$	6,772

	For the six months ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	346,387	$	137,294	$	103,520	$	73,050	$	553		$	660,804
Investment income	$	46	$	10	$	9	$	1	$	359		$	425
Amortization	$	17,600	$	7,030	$	5,784	$	1,849	$	19		$	32,282
Depreciation	$	2,742	$	2,574	$	1,423	$	798	$	893		$	8,430
Interest expense	$	11,849	$	11,284	$	1,478	$	3,804	$	(20,434	)	$	7,981
Income before income taxes	$	90,693	$	25,238	$	26,122	$	16,542	$	27,117		$	185,712
Total assets	$	2,501,084	$	1,224,175	$	925,901	$	246,235	$	(1,571,075	)	$	3,326,320
Capital expenditures	$	2,823	$	2,312	$	1,097	$	498	$	393		$	7,123
	For the six months ended June 30, 2012
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	329,223	$	117,573	$	90,787	$	53,490	$	2,329		$	593,402
Investment income	$	52	$	11	$	11	$	—	$	248		$	322
Amortization	$	17,179	$	6,454	$	5,573	$	2,269	$	19		$	31,494
Depreciation	$	2,552	$	2,278	$	1,317	$	529	$	749		$	7,425
Interest expense	$	13,638	$	11,003	$	2,121	$	6,001	$	(24,676	)	$	8,087
Income before income taxes	$	76,086	$	25,195	$	20,072	$	5,605	$	26,977		$	153,935
Total assets	$	2,229,198	$	1,149,268	$	795,134	$	268,629	$	(1,344,938	)	$	3,097,291
Capital expenditures	$	2,635	$	5,850	$	1,886	$	805	$	1,501		$	12,677