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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt Instrument (Additional Information) (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
5.370% senior notes, Series D, quarterly interest payments, balloon due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		5.37%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointThreeSevenZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember
Debt instrument maturity year		2015
5.660% senior notes, Series C, semi-annual interest payments, balloon due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.66%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointSixSixZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember	5.66%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FivePointSixSixZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember
Debt instrument maturity year	2016	2016
4.500% senior notes, Series E, quarterly interest payments, balloon due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointFiveZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember	4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointFiveZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
Debt instrument maturity year	2018	2018
4.200% senior notes, semi-annual interest payments, balloon due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointTwoZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember	4.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FourPointTwoZeroZeroPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
Debt instrument maturity year	2024	2024
5-year term-loan facility, periodic interest and principal payments, currently LIBOR plus 1.375%, expires May 20, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, expiration period	5 years	5 years
Line of credit facility, expiration date	May 20, 2019	May 20, 2019
5-year term-loan facility, periodic interest and principal payments, currently LIBOR plus 1.375%, expires May 20, 2019 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearTermLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember	1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearTermLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
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]
Line of credit facility, expiration period	5 years	5 years
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearRevolvingLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember	0.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearRevolvingLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember
Line of credit facility, expiration date	May 20, 2019	May 20, 2019
5-year revolving-loan facility, periodic interest payments, currently LIBOR plus 1.175%, plus commitment fees of 0.20%, expires May 20, 2019 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	1.175%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearRevolvingLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember	1.175%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_FiveYearRevolvingLoanFacilityExpiresInTwoThousandNinteenMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
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]
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Maximum | 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]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_RevolvingCreditLoanExpiresInTwoThousandSixteenMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember	0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = bro_RevolvingCreditLoanExpiresInTwoThousandSixteenMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
Maximum | Revolving credit loan, quarterly interest payments, LIBOR plus up to 1.40% and availability fee up to 0.25%, expires December 31, 2016 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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