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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Summary of Cash Paid for Interest and Income Taxes | Brown & Brown's cash paid during the period for interest and income taxes are summarized as follows:
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  | $ | 52,127 |  |  | $ | 32,896 |
Income taxes |  | $ | 85,970 |  |  | $ | 21,380 |
Summary of Significant Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | Brown & Brown’s significant non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows:
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts |  | $ | 9,462 |  |  | $ | 3,339 |
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges |  | $ | 71,464 |  |  | $ | 51,717 |
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts |  | $ | 9,903 |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents Inclusive of Restricted Cash | The following is a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash as of September 30, 2019 and 2018.
|  | Balance as of September 30, |
(in thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Table to reconcile cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 497,510 |  |  | $ | 422,971 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 377,085 |  |  |  | 301,716 |
Total cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash at the end of the period |  | $ | 874,595 |  |  | $ | 724,687 |
The following is a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
|  | Balance as of December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Table to reconcile cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 438,961 |  |  | $ | 573,383 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 338,635 |  |  |  | 250,705 |
Total cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash at the end of the period |  | $ | 777,596 |  |  | $ | 824,088 |

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