XML 48 R21.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.3.1.900

Statutory Financial Information | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2015
Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract] |
Statutory Financial Information | Statutory Financial Information Wright Flood maintains minimum amounts of statutory capital and surplus of $7.5 million as required by regulatory authorities. Wright Flood’s statutory capital and surplus exceeded their respective minimum statutory requirements. The statutory capital and surplus of Wright Flood was $15.1 million as of December 31, 2015 and $10.9 million as of December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, Wright Flood generated statutory net income of $4.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

X
- Definition Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bro_StatutoryAccountingPracticesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | bro_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for statutory financial information. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bro_StatutoryFinancialInformationTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | bro_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration