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Revenues - Schedule of Disaggregated by Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Investment Income, Nonoperating | $ 250 | $ 1,161
Other | 989 | 831
Total revenues | 815,276 | 698,495
Base Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 539,555 | 460,033
Fee Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 183,989 | 151,913
Incentive Commissions Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 59,285 | 56,759
Profit-Sharing Contingent Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 25,950 | 23,942
Guaranteed Supplemental Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 5,258 | 3,856
Corporate, Non-Segment |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Investment Income, Nonoperating | 36 | 765
Total revenues | (381) | 444
Corporate, Non-Segment | Base Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 7 |
Corporate, Non-Segment | Fee Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | (424) | (322)
Corporate, Non-Segment | Incentive Commissions Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other |  | 1
Retail | Base Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 357,459 | 315,888
Retail | Fee Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 87,051 | 57,483
Retail | Incentive Commissions Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 57,347 | 52,802
Retail | Profit-Sharing Contingent Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 15,735 | 16,095
Retail | Guaranteed Supplemental Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 4,615 | 4,432
Retail | Operating Segments |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Investment Income, Nonoperating | 18 | 83
Other | 690 | 706
Total revenues | 522,915 | 447,489
National Programs | Base Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 110,745 | 88,582
National Programs | Fee Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 34,329 | 34,659
National Programs | Incentive Commissions Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 788 | 197
National Programs | Profit-Sharing Contingent Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 8,316 | 5,711
National Programs | Guaranteed Supplemental Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 394 | (1,013)
National Programs | Operating Segments |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Investment Income, Nonoperating | 152 | 263
Other | 169 | 13
Total revenues | 154,893 | 128,412
Wholesale Brokerage | Base Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 71,344 | 55,563
Wholesale Brokerage | Fee Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 16,062 | 15,641
Wholesale Brokerage | Incentive Commissions Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 1,150 | 3,759
Wholesale Brokerage | Profit-Sharing Contingent Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 1,899 | 2,136
Wholesale Brokerage | Guaranteed Supplemental Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 249 | 437
Wholesale Brokerage | Operating Segments |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Investment Income, Nonoperating | 41 | 50
Other | 130 | 112
Total revenues | 90,875 | 77,698
Services | Base Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 0 | 0
Services | Fee Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 46,971 | 44,452
Services | Incentive Commissions Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 0 | 0
Services | Profit-Sharing Contingent Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 0 | 0
Services | Guaranteed Supplemental Commission Revenue |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Fees and Commissions, Other | 0 | 0
Services | Operating Segments |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Investment Income, Nonoperating | 3 | 0
Total revenues | $ 46,974 | $ 44,452

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