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Noncontrolling Interests (Schedule Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest) (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended									0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 DaVinciRe [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 DaVinciRe [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member]	Jun. 01, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member]	Jan. 02, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 DaVinciRe [Member]	Jan. 02, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member] Retroactive Adjustment [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Jun. 01, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Jan. 02, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 DaVinciRe [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 DaVinciRe [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Notice Submitted in Advance of Deadline [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 DaVinciRe [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jan. 02, 2012 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent company ownership in redeemable noncontrolling interest			32.90%		32.90%	30.80%	30.80%		34.70%	42.80%	31.50%
Share repurchase requests, limit																	25.00%
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, reserve holdback								$ 5,000,000						$ 4,900,000	$ 20,500,000			$ 10,000,000
Proceeds from sale of partial interest in consolidated subsidiary												9,800,000		98,900,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, net redemptions															150,000,000
Sale of parent equity to third party													24,700,000
Proceeds from equity raised													49,400,000
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest
Balance, Beginning	875,770,000	968,259,000	968,259,000	657,727,000												53,200,000
Purchase of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests			(186,231,000)	0
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest			54,927,000	85,668,000									49,300,000
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest			38,815,000	53,348,000
Balance, Ending	$ 875,770,000	$ 968,259,000	$ 875,770,000	$ 796,743,000												$ 53,200,000

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This item limits the aggregate of all share repurchase requests to 25% of DaVinciRe's capital in any given year and satisfying all applicable regulatory requirements. If total shareholder requests exceed 25% of DaVinciRe's capital, the number of shares repurchased will be reduced among the requesting shareholders pro-rata, based on the amounts desired to be repurchased.

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The increase (decrease) during the period impacting the parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary as it relates to the total (consolidated) equity attributable to the parent. The changes to the parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary represented by this element did not arise in a deconsolidation of the subsidiary from the consolidated financial statements.

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Represents a sale by the parent of a portion of its equity interest in a subsidiary during the period, thereby effecting a change in total (consolidated) equity attributable to the parent. The sale of the equity interest represented by this element does not result in a loss of control by the parent.

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Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest.

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