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Business Combinations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract] |  |  |
Purchase price allocation for current year acquisitions and adjustments made for prior year acquisitions |
(in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Name | Business Segment |  | Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Cash Paid |  | Other Payable |  | Recorded Earn-Out Payable |  | Net Assets Acquired |  | Maximum Potential Earn- Out Payable
Other | Various |  | Various |  | $ | 41,471 |  |  | $ | 11,708 |  |  | $ | 6,921 |  |  | $ | 60,100 |  |  | $ | 27,451 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 41,471 |  |  | $ | 11,708 |  |  | $ | 6,921 |  |  | $ | 60,100 |  |  | $ | 27,451 |
| The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation made as of the date of each acquisition for current year acquisitions and significant adjustments made during the measurement period for prior year acquisitions:
(in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Name | Business Segment |  | Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Cash Paid |  | Note Payable |  | Other Payable |  | Recorded Earn-Out Payable |  | Net Assets Acquired |  | Maximum Potential Earn- Out Payable
Social Security Advocates for the Disabled LLC (SSAD) | Services |  | February 1, 2016 |  | $ | 32,526 |  |  | $ | 492 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 971 |  |  | $ | 33,989 |  |  | $ | 3,500 |
Morstan General Agency, Inc. (Morstan) | Wholesale Brokerage |  | June 1, 2016 |  | 66,050 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,200 |  |  | 3,091 |  |  | 79,341 |  |  | 5,000 |
Other | Various |  | Various |  | 26,140 |  |  | — |  |  | 464 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 27,004 |  |  | 7,785 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 124,716 |  |  | $ | 492 |  |  | $ | 10,664 |  |  | $ | 4,462 |  |  | $ | 140,334 |  |  | $ | 16,285 |
| The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation made as of the date of each acquisition for current year acquisitions and significant adjustments made during the measurement period for prior year acquisitions:
(in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Name | Business Segment |  | Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Cash Paid |  | Other Payable |  | Recorded Earn-Out Payable |  | Net Assets Acquired |  | Maximum Potential Earn- Out Payable
Liberty Insurance Brokers, Inc. and Affiliates (Liberty) | Retail |  | February 1, 2015 |  | $ | 12,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,981 |  |  | $ | 14,981 |  |  | $ | 3,750 |
Spain Agency, Inc. (Spain) | Retail |  | March 1, 2015 |  | 20,706 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,617 |  |  | 23,323 |  |  | 9,162 |
Bellingham Underwriters, Inc. (Bellingham) | National Programs |  | May 1, 2015 |  | 9,007 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 3,322 |  |  | 12,829 |  |  | 4,400 |
Fitness Insurance, LLC (Fitness) | Retail |  | June 1, 2015 |  | 9,455 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,379 |  |  | 11,834 |  |  | 3,500 |
Strategic Benefit Advisors, Inc. (SBA) | Retail |  | June 1, 2015 |  | 49,600 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 13,587 |  |  | 63,587 |  |  | 26,000 |
Bentrust Financial, Inc. (Bentrust) | Retail |  | December 1, 2015 |  | 10,142 |  |  | 391 |  |  | 319 |  |  | 10,852 |  |  | 2,200 |
MBA Insurance Agency of Arizona, Inc. (MBA) | Retail |  | December 1, 2015 |  | 68 |  |  | 8,442 |  |  | 6,063 |  |  | 14,573 |  |  | 9,500 |
Smith Insurance, Inc. (Smith) | Retail |  | December 1, 2015 |  | 12,096 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 1,047 |  |  | 13,343 |  |  | 6,350 |
Other | Various |  | Various |  | 12,926 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 4,584 |  |  | 17,605 |  |  | 8,212 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 136,000 |  |  | $ | 10,028 |  |  | $ | 36,899 |  |  | $ | 182,927 |  |  | $ | 73,074 |
Estimated fair values of aggregate assets and liabilities acquired | The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition.
(in thousands) | Total
Other current assets | $ | 601 |
Fixed assets | 69 |
Goodwill | 42,172 |
Purchased customer accounts | 18,738 |
Non-compete agreements | 721 |
Total assets acquired | 62,301 |
Other current liabilities | (1,512 | )
Deferred income tax, net | (689 | )
Total liabilities assumed | (2,201 | )
Net assets acquired | $ | 60,100 |
| The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition.
(in thousands) | SSAD |  | Morstan |  | Other |  | Total
Cash | $ | 2,094 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,094 |
Other current assets | 1,042 |  |  | 2,482 |  |  | 1,555 |  |  | 5,079 |
Fixed assets | 307 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 684 |
Goodwill | 22,352 |  |  | 51,454 |  |  | 19,570 |  |  | 93,376 |
Purchased customer accounts | 13,069 |  |  | 26,481 |  |  | 11,075 |  |  | 50,625 |
Non-compete agreements | 72 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 228 |
Other assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |
Total assets acquired | 38,936 |  |  | 80,756 |  |  | 32,414 |  |  | 152,106 |
Other current liabilities | (1,717 | ) |  | (1,415 | ) |  | (5,410 | ) |  | (8,542 | )
Deferred income tax, net | (3,230 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,230 | )
Total liabilities assumed | (4,947 | ) |  | (1,415 | ) |  | (5,410 | ) |  | (11,772 | )
Net assets acquired | $ | 33,989 |  |  | $ | 79,341 |  |  | $ | 27,004 |  |  | $ | 140,334 |
| The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the aggregate assets and liabilities acquired as of the date of each acquisition. The data included in the “Other” column shows a negative adjustment for purchased customer accounts. This is driven mainly by the final valuation adjustment for the acquisition of Wright.
(in thousands) | Liberty |  | Spain |  | Bellingham |  | Fitness |  | SBA |  | Bentrust |  | MBA |  | Smith |  | Other |  | Total
Other current assets | $ | 2,486 |  |  | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 652 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 3,640 |
Fixed assets | 40 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 374 |
Goodwill | 10,010 |  |  | 15,748 |  |  | 9,608 |  |  | 8,105 |  |  | 39,859 |  |  | 8,166 |  |  | 13,471 |  |  | 10,374 |  |  | 21,040 |  |  | 136,381 |
Purchased customer accounts | 4,506 |  |  | 7,430 |  |  | 3,223 |  |  | 3,715 |  |  | 23,000 |  |  | 2,789 |  |  | 7,338 |  |  | 3,526 |  |  | (2,135 | ) |  | 53,392 |
Non-compete agreements | 24 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 328 |
Other assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |
Total assets acquired | 17,066 |  |  | 23,573 |  |  | 12,877 |  |  | 11,846 |  |  | 63,587 |  |  | 11,034 |  |  | 20,853 |  |  | 14,004 |  |  | 19,289 |  |  | 194,129 |
Other current liabilities | (42 | ) |  | (250 | ) |  | (48 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | (182 | ) |  | (6,280 | ) |  | (504 | ) |  | (4,895 | ) |  | (12,213 | )
Deferred income tax, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,576 |  |  | 2,576 |
Other liabilities | (2,043 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (157 | ) |  | 635 |  |  | (1,565 | )
Total liabilities assumed | (2,085 | ) |  | (250 | ) |  | (48 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | (182 | ) |  | (6,280 | ) |  | (661 | ) |  | (1,684 | ) |  | (11,202 | )
Net assets acquired | $ | 14,981 |  |  | $ | 23,323 |  |  | $ | 12,829 |  |  | $ | 11,834 |  |  | $ | 63,587 |  |  | $ | 10,852 |  |  | $ | 14,573 |  |  | $ | 13,343 |  |  | $ | 17,605 |  |  | $ | 182,927 |
Unaudited pro forma results | These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions actually been made at the beginning of the respective periods.
(UNAUDITED) | For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2017 |  | 2016
Total revenues | $ | 1,891,701 |  |  | $ | 1,784,776 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 453,397 |  |  | $ | 429,490 |
Net income | $ | 401,908 |  |  | $ | 261,133 |
Net income per share: |  |  |
Basic | $ | 2.88 |  |  | $ | 1.87 |
Diluted | $ | 2.83 |  |  | $ | 1.85 |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: |  |  |
Basic | 136,290 |  |  | 136,139 |
Diluted | 138,793 |  |  | 137,804 |
| These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions actually been made at the beginning of the respective periods.
(UNAUDITED) | For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2016 |  | 2015
Total revenues | $ | 1,789,790 |  |  | $ | 1,716,592 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 428,194 |  |  | $ | 414,911 |
Net income | $ | 260,346 |  |  | $ | 250,783 |
Net income per share: |  |  |
Basic | $ | 1.86 |  |  | $ | 1.78 |
Diluted | $ | 1.84 |  |  | $ | 1.75 |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: |  |  |
Basic | 136,139 |  |  | 137,810 |
Diluted | 137,804 |  |  | 140,112 |
| These unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions actually been made at the beginning of the respective periods.
(UNAUDITED) | For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2015
Total revenues | $ | 1,688,297 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 411,497 |
Net income | $ | 248,720 |
Net income per share: |
Basic | $ | 1.76 |
Diluted | $ | 1.73 |
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: |
Basic | 137,810 |
Diluted | 140,112 |
Schedule Of Business Acquisition Estimated Earn Out Payables Table [Text Block] | The resulting additions, payments and net changes, as well as the interest expense accretion on the estimated acquisition earn-out payables, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
| For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance as of the beginning of the period | $ | 63,821 |  |  | $ | 78,387 |  |  | $ | 75,283 |
Additions to estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 6,920 |  |  | 4,462 |  |  | 36,899 |
Payments for estimated acquisition earn-out payables | (43,766 | ) |  | (28,213 | ) |  | (36,798 | )
Subtotal | 26,975 |  |  | 54,636 |  |  | 75,384 |
Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables: |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value on estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 6,874 |  |  | 6,338 |  |  | 13 |
Interest expense accretion | 2,326 |  |  | 2,847 |  |  | 2,990 |
Net change in earnings from estimated acquisition earn-out payables | 9,200 |  |  | 9,185 |  |  | 3,003 |
Balance as of December 31, | $ | 36,175 |  |  | $ | 63,821 |  |  | $ | 78,387 |

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