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Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 01, 2013 Angus | Sep. 30, 2014 Angus | Dec. 31, 2013 Angus | Sep. 30, 2013 Angus | Feb. 28, 2014 DaVinciRe | Sep. 30, 2014 DaVinciRe | Sep. 30, 2013 DaVinciRe | Sep. 30, 2014 DaVinciRe | Sep. 30, 2013 DaVinciRe | Jul. 02, 2014 DaVinciRe | Jun. 30, 2014 DaVinciRe | Jan. 31, 2014 DaVinciRe | Jan. 03, 2014 DaVinciRe | Dec. 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 | Jul. 02, 2014 DaVinciRe Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | Sep. 30, 2013 DaVinciRe Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | Sep. 30, 2014 DaVinciRe Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Maximum | Jun. 01, 2013 Medici | Sep. 30, 2014 Medici | Sep. 30, 2013 Medici | Sep. 30, 2014 Medici | Sep. 30, 2013 Medici | Dec. 31, 2013 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] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Parent company ownership in redeemable noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.40% |  | 23.40% |  | 23.40% | 26.50% |  | 26.50% | 27.30% | 32.90% | 30.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.60% |  | 49.60% |  | 73.90% | 1.10% | 35.00%
Share repurchase requests, limit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, net redemptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, reserve holdback |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 20,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of partial interest in consolidated subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,900,000 | 77,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of equity to third party investors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,854,000 | 583,000 | 48,576,000 | 55,510,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 5,000,000 | 57,084,000 | 13,000,000 |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests, Reserve Holdback Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Redemption Provision, Notice Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 857,000 | 1,095,000 | 220,602,000 | 187,989,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,325,000 | 1,200,000 | 0 | 3,075,000 | 0 |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Subsidiary Equity Issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,200,000 |  |  | 57,100,000 |  |  |  |
Investments in subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,000 | 2,000,000
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1A -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 4M -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31814832&loc=SL4591554-111686 + Details
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