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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe is detailed in the table below:
| Three months ended March 31, | 2012 |  | 2011 |
| Balance – January 1 | $ | 657,727 |  |  | $ | 757,655 |  |
| Net purchase of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (135,172 | ) |
| Net sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 85,668 |  |  | — |  |
| Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
| Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 53,348 |  |  | (85,763 | ) |
| Other comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | (3 | ) |
| Balance – March 31 | $ | 796,743 |  |  | $ | 536,717 |  |
Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest | The activity in noncontrolling interest is detailed in the table below:
| Three months ended March 31, | 2012 |  | 2011 |
| Balance – January 1 | $ | 3,340 |  |  | $ | 2,889 |  |
| Sale of shares to noncontrolling interest | 300 |  |  | — |  |
| Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 293 |  |  | 271 |  |
| Dividends on common shares | (41 | ) |  | — |  |
| Balance – March 31 | $ | 3,892 |  |  | $ | 3,160 |  |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of redeemable noncontrolling interest (as defined) included in the statement of financial position as either a liability or temporary equity. As of the date of the statement of financial position, such redeemable noncontrolling interest is currently redeemable, as defined, for cash or other assets of the entity at (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number D-98 -Paragraph 43 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number D-98 -Paragraph 44 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number D-98 -Paragraph 40 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 51 -Paragraph 25 -Appendix A Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number D-98 -Paragraph 41 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) -Number D-98 -Paragraph 42 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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