Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Changes to the carrying amount of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:



	Ladenburg		Independent Brokerage and Advisory Services			Insurance Brokerage		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2014	$	301	$	90,200		$	—	$	90,501
Benefit applied to reduce goodwill	—		(68		)	—		(68		)
Business acquisitions	—		13,290			11,515		24,805
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	301	$	103,422		$	11,515	$	115,238
Benefit applied to reduce goodwill	—		(78		)	—		(78		)
Adjustments related to allocation of KMS and Highland purchase price	—		(68		)	1,184		1,116
Business acquisitions	—		9,296					9,296
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	301	$	112,572		$	12,699	$	125,572