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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Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)			0 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended									1 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 01, 2013 Angus	Jun. 30, 2014 Angus	Dec. 31, 2013 Angus	Sep. 30, 2013 Angus	Feb. 28, 2014 DaVinciRe	Jun. 30, 2014 DaVinciRe	Jun. 30, 2013 DaVinciRe	Jun. 30, 2014 DaVinciRe	Jun. 30, 2013 DaVinciRe	Mar. 31, 2014 DaVinciRe	Jan. 31, 2014 DaVinciRe	Jan. 03, 2014 DaVinciRe	Dec. 31, 2013 DaVinciRe	Mar. 31, 2013 DaVinciRe	Jan. 02, 2013 DaVinciRe	Dec. 31, 2012 DaVinciRe	Jan. 31, 2014 DaVinciRe Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Jan. 31, 2013 DaVinciRe Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Sep. 30, 2013 DaVinciRe Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Jun. 30, 2014 DaVinciRe Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Maximum	Jun. 01, 2013 Medici	Jun. 30, 2014 Medici	Jun. 30, 2013 Medici	Jun. 30, 2014 Medici	Jun. 30, 2013 Medici	Mar. 31, 2014 Medici	Dec. 31, 2013 Medici	Mar. 31, 2013 Medici	Dec. 31, 2012 Medici	Sep. 30, 2013 Angus Fund RRV U.S. Holdings LLC	Sep. 30, 2013 Angus Fund RenTech U.S. Holdings LLC
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Redemption Provision, Notice Period																										30 days
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance																							$ 37,200,000			$ 57,100,000
Parent company ownership in redeemable noncontrolling interest								26.50%		26.50%				26.50%	27.30%		32.90%	30.80%						49.30%		49.30%			73.90%			1.10%	35.00%
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests, Reserve Holdback Payments							30,000,000
Share repurchase requests, limit																						25.00%
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, reserve holdback													60,000,000							20,500,000
Proceeds from sale of partial interest in consolidated subsidiary																					77,400,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	1,023,892,000	1,099,860,000						930,231,000	889,116,000	930,231,000	889,116,000	895,391,000			1,063,368,000	875,770,000		968,259,000						93,661,000	8,007,000	93,661,000	8,007,000	91,590,000	36,492,000	0	0
Issuance of equity to third party investors								0	0	9,722,000	54,927,000													1,699,000	8,000,000	57,084,000	8,000,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, net redemptions																			300,000,000	150,000,000
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0																														55,000	2,000,000
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest								866,000	663,000	219,745,000	186,894,000												1,325,000	0	0	1,875,000	0
Non Cash Transfer To Acquire Equity Method Investments			2,300,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				40.40%	42.50%	38.80%
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			$ 1,705,000