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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Credit Facility) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Credit Facility One Hundred Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 100,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityOneHundredMillionMember		  
Maturity Date June 2017  
Amount Utilized 74,898rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityOneHundredMillionMember		 [1] 81,747rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityOneHundredMillionMember		 [1]
Basis Of Fees Fixed  
Credit Facility Fifty Three Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 77,259us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityDueNovemberTwoThousandFifteenMember		 [2]  
Maturity Date November 2015  
Amount Utilized 77,259rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityDueNovemberTwoThousandFifteenMember		 [1] 74,623rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityDueNovemberTwoThousandFifteenMember		 [1]
Basis Of Fees Fixed  
Credit Facility 270 Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 270,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility270MillionMember		  
Maturity Date November 2017  
Amount Utilized 270,000rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility270MillionMember		 [1] 270,000rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility270MillionMember		 [1]
Basis Of Fees Fixed  
Credit Facility 120 Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 120,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility120MillionMember		  
Maturity Date May 2016  
Amount Utilized 80,040rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility120MillionMember		 [1] 80,040rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility120MillionMember		 [1]
Basis Of Fees Fixed  
Credit Facility 850 Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 850,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility850MillionMember		  
Maturity Date September 2019  
Amount Utilized 577,157rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility850MillionMember		 [1] 204,774rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacility850MillionMember
Basis Of Fees Senior unsecured long-term debt rating  
Credit Facility One Hundred Fifty Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 38,035us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityVariableDueMarchTwoThousandNineteenMember		 [2]  
Maturity Date March 2019  
Amount Utilized 63,174rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityVariableDueMarchTwoThousandNineteenMember		 [1] 80,961rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityVariableDueMarchTwoThousandNineteenMember		 [1]
Basis Of Fees Fixed  
Credit Facility One Hundred Fifty Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 150,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityOneHundredFiftyMillionMember		  
Maturity Date June 2016  
Amount Utilized 130,000rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityOneHundredFiftyMillionMember		 [1] 130,000rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityOneHundredFiftyMillionMember		 [1]
Basis Of Fees Fixed  
Credit Facility Forty Seven Million [Member]    
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 63,174us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityVariableDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember		 [2]  
Maturity Date May 2016  
Amount Utilized $ 26,625rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityVariableDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember		 [1] $ 28,612rga_CreditFacilityAmountUtilized
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= rga_CreditFacilityVariableDueMayTwoThousandSixteenMember		 [1]
Basis Of Fees Fixed  
[1] Represents issued but undrawn letters of credit. There was no cash borrowed for the periods presented.
[2] Foreign currency facility, amounts presented are in U.S. dollars.