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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Significant Components of Provision for Income Taxes | Significant components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
(in thousands) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 109,893 |  |  | $ | 94,007 |  |  | $ | 75,522 |
State |  |  | 15,482 |  |  |  | 13,438 |  |  |  | 11,852 |
Foreign |  |  | 109 |  |  |  | 805 |  |  |  | 669 |
Total current provision |  |  | 125,484 |  |  |  | 108,250 |  |  |  | 88,043 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 5,987 |  |  |  | 28,469 |  |  |  | 27,348 |
State |  |  | 1,440 |  |  |  | 3,723 |  |  |  | 5,375 |
Foreign |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | — |
Total deferred provision |  |  | 7,369 |  |  |  | 32,247 |  |  |  | 32,723 |
Total tax provision |  | $ | 132,853 |  |  | $ | 140,497 |  |  | $ | 120,766 |
Reconciliation of Differences Between Effective Tax Rate and Federal Statutory Tax Rate | A reconciliation of the differences between the effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate for the years ended December 31 is as follows:
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Federal statutory tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 4.3 |
Non-deductible employee stock purchase plan expense |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Non-deductible meals and entertainment |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Other, net |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | (0.3 | )
Effective tax rate |  |  | 39.1 | % |  |  | 39.3 | % |  |  | 39.6 | %
Significant Components of Current Deferred Tax Assets | Significant components of Brown & Brown’s current deferred tax assets as of December 31 are as follows:
(in thousands) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Current deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred profit-sharing contingent commissions |  | $ | 10,335 |  |  | $ | 9,713 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 951 |  |  |  | 8,408 |
Accruals and reserves |  |  | 14,145 |  |  |  | 11,155 |
Total current deferred tax assets |  | $ | 25,431 |  |  | $ | 29,276 |
Significant Components of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets | Significant components of Brown & Brown’s non-current deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31 are as follows:
(in thousands) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Non-current deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed assets |  | $ | 10,368 |  |  | $ | 11,651 |
Net unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | — |
Intangible assets |  |  | 364,938 |  |  |  | 306,009 |
Total non-current deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 375,362 |  |  |  | 317,660 |
Non-current deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation |  |  | 31,580 |  |  |  | 22,598 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 2,796 |  |  |  | 3,843 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  |  | (511 | ) |  |  | (485 | )
Total non-current deferred tax assets |  |  | 33,865 |  |  |  | 25,956 |
Net non-current deferred tax liability |  | $ | 341,497 |  |  | $ | 291,704 |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in thousands) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at January 1 |  | $ | 391 |  |  | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 806 |
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years |  |  | — |  |  |  | 232 |  |  |  | 222 |
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (409 | )
Settlements |  |  | (257 | ) |  |  | (135 | ) |  |  | (325 | )
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at December 31 |  | $ | 113 |  |  | $ | 391 |  |  | $ | 294 |

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