Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	192,845	$	77,816	$	59,324	$	30,020	$	(695	)	$	359,310
Investment income	$	19	$	4	$	7	$	—	$	55		$	85
Amortization	$	10,258	$	3,781	$	2,884	$	925	$	10		$	17,858
Depreciation	$	1,536	$	1,384	$	684	$	402	$	460		$	4,466
Interest expense	$	11,127	$	6,245	$	642	$	1,804	$	(15,683	)	$	4,135
Income before income taxes	$	37,441	$	17,450	$	20,152	$	5,763	$	14,649		$	95,455
Total assets	$	2,918,824	$	1,350,689	$	915,515	$	252,801	$	(1,883,041	)	$	3,554,788
Capital expenditures	$	1,696	$	1,349	$	277	$	639	$	369		$	4,330

	For the three months ended September 30, 2012
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	157,824	$	66,847	$	50,464	$	28,695	$	(30	)	$	303,800
Investment income	$	32	$	5	$	6	$	—	$	196		$	239
Amortization	$	8,686	$	3,286	$	2,819	$	1,155	$	10		$	15,956
Depreciation	$	1,296	$	1,204	$	704	$	351	$	403		$	3,958
Interest expense	$	6,635	$	5,737	$	922	$	2,981	$	(12,269	)	$	4,006
Income before income taxes	$	34,925	$	17,989	$	15,688	$	2,922	$	10,125		$	81,649
Total assets	$	2,250,245	$	1,163,807	$	784,736	$	273,346	$	(1,337,405	)	$	3,134,729
Capital expenditures	$	1,376	$	1,993	$	471	$	1,470	$	928		$	6,238

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	539,232	$	215,110	$	162,844	$	103,070	$	(142	)	$	1,020,114
Investment income	$	65	$	14	$	16	$	1	$	414		$	510
Amortization	$	27,858	$	10,811	$	8,668	$	2,774	$	29		$	50,140
Depreciation	$	4,278	$	3,958	$	2,107	$	1,200	$	1,353		$	12,896
Interest expense	$	22,976	$	17,529	$	2,120	$	5,608	$	(36,117	)	$	12,116
Income before income taxes	$	128,134	$	42,688	$	46,274	$	22,305	$	41,766		$	281,167
Total assets	$	2,918,824	$	1,350,689	$	915,515	$	252,801	$	(1,883,041	)	$	3,554,788
Capital expenditures	$	4,519	$	3,661	$	1,374	$	1,137	$	762		$	11,453

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
(in thousands)	Retail		National Programs		Wholesale Brokerage		Services		Other			Total
Total revenues	$	487,047	$	184,420	$	141,251	$	82,185	$	2,299		$	897,202
Investment income	$	84	$	16	$	17	$	—	$	444		$	561
Amortization	$	25,865	$	9,740	$	8,392	$	3,424	$	29		$	47,450
Depreciation	$	3,848	$	3,482	$	2,021	$	880	$	1,152		$	11,383
Interest expense	$	20,273	$	16,740	$	3,043	$	8,982	$	(36,945	)	$	12,093
Income before income taxes	$	111,011	$	43,184	$	35,760	$	8,527	$	37,102		$	235,584
Total assets	$	2,250,245	$	1,163,807	$	784,736	$	273,346	$	(1,337,405	)	$	3,134,729
Capital expenditures	$	4,011	$	7,843	$	2,357	$	2,275	$	2,429		$	18,915