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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, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Summary of Cash Paid for Interest and Income Taxes | Cash paid during the period for interest and income taxes are summarized as follows:
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  | $ | 59,688 |  |  | $ | 49,802 |
Income taxes, net of refunds |  | $ | 103,875 |  |  | $ | 91,661 |
Summary of Significant Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | Significant non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows:
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Other payables issued for agency acquisitions and purchased customer accounts |  | $ | 3,495 |  |  | $ | 4,350 |
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges |  | $ | 25,163 |  |  | $ | 96,845 |
Contingent payable issued for agency acquisition |  | $ | 24,114 |  |  | $ | — |
Common stock issued for agency acquisition |  | $ | 4,892 |  |  | $ | — |
Notes payable assumed for agency acquisition |  | $ | 1,355 |  |  | $ | — |
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, 2021 and 2020.
|  | Balance as of September 30, |
(in thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Table to reconcile cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 943,969 |  |  | $ | 1,070,190 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 481,922 |  |  |  | 431,651 |
Total cash and cash equivalents inclusive of restricted cash at the end of the period |  | $ | 1,425,891 |  |  | $ | 1,501,841 |

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