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Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill by Operating Segment

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:

(in thousands)		Retail				National Programs				Wholesale Brokerage				Services				Total
Balance as of January 1, 2014		$	1,131,257			$	467,144			$	287,242			$	120,530			$	2,006,173
Goodwill of acquired businesses			71,449				427,802				7,323				(239	)			506,335
Balance as of September 30, 2014		$	1,202,706			$	894,946			$	294,565			$	120,291			$	2,512,508

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267

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