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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Treasury Stock | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | $ 1,643,963 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | $ 14,335 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 307,059 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  | $ 1,322,562 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | $ 7 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011 |  | 143,352 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Net income | 184,045 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  |  | 184,045 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Net unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities | (7)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax |  |  |  |  | (7)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Common stock issued for employee stock benefit plans | 19,599 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan | 50 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 19,549 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Common stock issued for employee stock benefit plans (in shares) |  | 501 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock benefit plans | 8,659 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation |  | 8,659 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Common stock issued to directors | 608 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectors | 3 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectors / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 605 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectors / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Common stock issued to directors (in shares) |  | 25 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectorsShares / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Cash dividends paid | (49,534)us-gaap_DividendsCash |  |  |  | (49,534)us-gaap_DividendsCash / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | 1,807,333 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | 14,388 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 335,872 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  | 1,457,073 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012 |  | 143,878 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Net income | 217,112 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  |  | 217,112 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Common stock issued for employee stock benefit plans | 33,884 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan | 154 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 33,730 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Common stock issued for employee stock benefit plans (in shares) |  | 1,541 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock benefit plans | 2,358 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation |  | 2,358 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Cash dividends paid | (53,546)us-gaap_DividendsCash |  |  |  | (53,546)us-gaap_DividendsCash / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 2,007,141 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | 14,542 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 371,960 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  | 1,620,639 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013 | 145,419 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 145,419 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Net income | 206,896 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  |  | 206,896 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Common stock issued for employee stock benefit plans | 30,449 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan | 44 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 30,405 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Common stock issued for employee stock benefit plans (in shares) |  | 442 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeBenefitPlan / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Purchase of treasury stock | (75,025)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod |  |  | (75,025)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember |  |
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock benefit plans | 3,298 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation |  | 3,298 us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Common stock issued to directors | 320 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectors | 1 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectors / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 319 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectors / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  |
Common stock issued to directors (in shares) |  | 10 bro_CommonStockIssuedToDirectorsShares / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |
Cash dividends paid | (59,334)us-gaap_DividendsCash |  |  |  | (59,334)us-gaap_DividendsCash / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 2,113,745 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | $ 14,587 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 405,982 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | $ (75,025)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember | $ 1,768,201 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014 | 143,486 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 145,871 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember |  |  |  |

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