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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2010
Net cash provided by operating activities$ 194,486$ 496,441
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading4,771,6285,418,604
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(4,353,649)(8,939,654)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale97,3023,666,224
Purchases of fixed maturity investments available for sale(4,092)(402,524)
Purchases of equity investments trading(47,996) 
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments(535,055)117,519
Net sales of other investments26,87886,049
Net purchases of investments in other ventures(21,000)13,835
Net sales of other assets58,5682,730
Net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations held for sale269,520 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities262,104(37,217)
Dividends paid - RenaissanceRe common shares(40,099)(42,381)
Dividends paid - preference shares(26,250)(31,725)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(174,792)(411,335)
Third party DaVinciRe share transactions(59,357)(131,370)
Net cash used in financing activities(500,498)(367,765)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash1,228(400)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(42,680)91,059
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations (46,051)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period277,738203,112
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period235,058248,120
RenaissanceRe [Member]
  
Net cash provided by operating activities(71,737)8,710
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading279,923524,506
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(489,766)(597,999)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 37,457
Purchases of fixed maturity investments available for sale (240)
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments26,329105,460
Net sales of other investments102,717(2,814)
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries945,196826,974
Contributions to subsidiaries(301,334)(591,742)
Due (from) to subsidiary7,617(76,766)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities570,682224,836
Dividends paid - RenaissanceRe common shares(40,099)(42,381)
Dividends paid - preference shares(26,250)(31,725)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(174,792)(411,335)
Net issuance of debt(253,512)249,046
Net cash used in financing activities(494,653)(236,395)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash (594)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents4,292(3,443)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period3,41415,206
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period7,70611,763
RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) [Member]
  
Net cash provided by operating activities(32,579)(24,709)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading198,641 
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(282,627) 
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 244,147
Purchases of fixed maturity investments available for sale (246,570)
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments(26,926)(145)
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries9,30638,727
Contributions to subsidiaries(8,294)(18,728)
Due (from) to subsidiary(843)(691)
Net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations held for sale269,520 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities158,77716,740
Return of additional paid in capital to parent company (149,600)
Net issuance of debt(124,972)169,132
Net cash used in financing activities(124,972)19,532
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents1,22611,563
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period3,9407,606
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period5,16619,169
Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries And Eliminations (Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries) [Member]
  
Net cash provided by operating activities298,802[1]512,440[1]
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading4,293,064[1]4,894,098[1]
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(3,581,256)[1](8,341,655)[1]
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale97,302[1]3,384,620[1]
Purchases of fixed maturity investments available for sale(4,092)[1](155,714)[1]
Purchases of equity investments trading(47,996)[1] 
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments(534,458)[1]12,204[1]
Net sales of other investments(75,839)[1]88,863[1]
Net purchases of investments in other ventures(21,000)[1] 
Net sales of investments in other ventures 13,835[1]
Net sales of other assets58,568[1]2,730[1]
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries(954,502)[1](865,701)[1]
Contributions to subsidiaries309,628[1]610,470[1]
Due (from) to subsidiary(6,774)[1]77,457[1]
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(467,355)[1](278,793)[1]
Return of additional paid in capital to parent company 149,600[1]
Net issuance of debt178,484[1](169,132)[1]
Third party DaVinciRe share transactions(59,357)[1](131,370)[1]
Net cash used in financing activities119,127[1](150,902)[1]
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash1,228[1]194[1]
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(48,198)[1]82,939[1]
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations (46,051)[1]
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period270,384[1]180,300[1]
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period222,186[1]217,188[1]
RenaissanceRe Consolidated [Member]
  
Net cash provided by operating activities194,486496,441
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading4,771,6285,418,604
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(4,353,649)(8,939,654)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale97,3023,666,224
Purchases of fixed maturity investments available for sale(4,092)(402,524)
Purchases of equity investments trading(47,996) 
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments(535,055)117,519
Net sales of other investments26,87886,049
Net purchases of investments in other ventures(21,000) 
Net sales of investments in other ventures 13,835
Net sales of other assets58,5682,730
Net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations held for sale269,520 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities262,104(37,217)
Dividends paid - RenaissanceRe common shares(40,099)(42,381)
Dividends paid - preference shares(26,250)(31,725)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(174,792)(411,335)
Net issuance of debt(200,000)249,046
Third party DaVinciRe share transactions(59,357)(131,370)
Net cash used in financing activities(500,498)(367,765)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash1,228(400)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(42,680)91,059
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations (46,051)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period277,738203,112
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$ 235,058$ 248,120
[1]Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.