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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information - Significant Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |  |  |
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts | $ 1,930 bro_OtherPayables | $ 1,425 bro_OtherPayables | $ 25,439 bro_OtherPayables
Notes payable issued or assumed for purchased customer accounts |  |  | 59 us-gaap_NotesAssumed1
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges | 33,229 bro_RecordedEarnOutPayable | 5,091 bro_RecordedEarnOutPayable | 21,479 bro_RecordedEarnOutPayable
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts | $ 6,340 bro_NotesReceivableOnSaleOfFixedAssetsAndCustomerAccounts | $ 1,108 bro_NotesReceivableOnSaleOfFixedAssetsAndCustomerAccounts | $ 967 bro_NotesReceivableOnSaleOfFixedAssetsAndCustomerAccounts

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- Definition Notes Receivable on the Sale of Fixed Assets and Customer Accounts + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Obligations of a business that arise from the acquisition of merchandise, materials, supplies and services used in the production and/or sale of goods and services not classified as Trade Payables. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Recorded Earn-out Payable + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The fair value of notes assumed in noncash investing or financing activities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4332-108586 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4313-108586 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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