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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt Instrument (Detail) (USD $) | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Apr. 16, 2014 | Jan. 15, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total current portion of long-term debt | $ 27,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | $ 45,625,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent |  |
Total notes | 623,510,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes | 623,471,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes |  |
Long-term credit agreements | 522,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit | 529,375,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit | 25,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCredit |
Total long-term debt | 1,146,010,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 1,152,846,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent |  |
Current portion of long-term debt | 27,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | 45,625,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent |  |
Total debt | 1,173,510,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 1,198,471,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |
5.370% senior notes, Series D, quarterly interest payments, balloon due 2015 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Current portion of senior notes | 0us-gaap_SeniorNotesCurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointThreeSevenZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember | 25,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotesCurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointThreeSevenZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember |  | 25,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotesCurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointThreeSevenZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember
5.660% senior notes, Series C, semi-annual interest payments, balloon due 2016 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total notes | 25,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointSixSixZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember | 25,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointSixSixZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember |  |
4.500% senior notes, Series E, quarterly interest payments, balloon due 2018 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total notes | 100,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointFiveZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember | 100,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointFiveZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember |  |
4.200% senior notes, semi-annual interest payments, balloon due 2024 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total notes | 498,510,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointTwoZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember | 498,471,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointTwoZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember |  |
5-year term-loan facility, periodic interest and principal payments, currently LIBOR plus 1.375%, expires May 20, 2019 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Current portion of loan facility | 27,500,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearTermLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember | 20,625,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearTermLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember |  |
Long-term credit agreements | 522,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearTermLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember | 529,375,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearTermLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember |  |
5-year revolving-loan facility, periodic interest payments, currently LIBOR plus 1.175%, plus commitment fees of 0.20%, expires May 20, 2019 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term credit agreements | 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearRevolvingLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember | 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearRevolvingLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember |  |
Revolving credit loan, quarterly interest payments, LIBOR plus up to 1.40% and availability fee up to 0.25%, expires December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term credit agreements | $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_RevolvingCreditLoanExpiresInTwoThousandSixteenMember | $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_RevolvingCreditLoanExpiresInTwoThousandSixteenMember |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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