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Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 13, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jan. 02, 2013 | Jul. 02, 2013
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premiums written | $ 132,780,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 200,992,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 511,540,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 705,260,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 84,122,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 182,649,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 703,223,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 635,418,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 1,550,572,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 1,605,412,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross | $ 1,551,591,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross |  |  |  |
Investment in variable interest entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates |  |  |  |
Total assets | 8,203,550,000 us-gaap_Assets |  |  |  | 8,179,131,000 us-gaap_Assets |  |  |  | 8,203,550,000 us-gaap_Assets | 8,179,131,000 us-gaap_Assets |  |  | 8,179,131,000 us-gaap_Assets |  |
Total liabilities | 3,206,127,000 us-gaap_Liabilities |  |  |  | 3,174,887,000 us-gaap_Liabilities |  |  |  | 3,206,127,000 us-gaap_Liabilities | 3,174,887,000 us-gaap_Liabilities |  |  | 3,174,887,000 us-gaap_Liabilities |  |
Capital raised by third party investors | 374,108,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities |  |  |  | 397,596,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities |  |  |  | 374,108,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities | 397,596,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities |  |  | 397,596,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities |  |
Ceded Premiums Earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 453,658,000 us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned | 412,415,000 us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned | 430,374,000 us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned |  |  |  |
RenaissanceRe Upsilon Fund Ltd | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Nonredeemable Nonvoting Shares, Segregated Funds, Owned by Third Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%rnr_VariableInterestEntityNonredeemableNonvotingSharesSegregatedFundsOwnedbyThirdParties / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_RenaissanceReUpsilonFundLtdMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |
Upsilon RFO | Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premiums written |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,500,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Variable interest entity, ownership percentage |  |  | 23.90%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 38.90%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.60%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Capital provided through an insurance contract |  |  | 5,000,000 rnr_IncreaseDecreaseInFundsHeldUnderInsuranceAgreements / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 15,000,000 rnr_IncreaseDecreaseInFundsHeldUnderInsuranceAgreements / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,500,000 rnr_IncreaseDecreaseInFundsHeldUnderInsuranceAgreements / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Risk participation percentage |  |  | 15.00%rnr_VariableInterestEntityQualitativeOrQuantitativeInformationRiskParticipationPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 33.60%rnr_VariableInterestEntityQualitativeOrQuantitativeInformationRiskParticipationPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  | 30.50%rnr_VariableInterestEntityQualitativeOrQuantitativeInformationRiskParticipationPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 25.80%rnr_VariableInterestEntityQualitativeOrQuantitativeInformationRiskParticipationPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 42.90%rnr_VariableInterestEntityQualitativeOrQuantitativeInformationRiskParticipationPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Total assets | 621,300,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 474,200,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 621,300,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 474,200,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  | 474,200,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |
Total liabilities | 621,300,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 474,200,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 621,300,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 474,200,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  | 474,200,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |
Capital raised by third party investors | 135,700,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 156,300,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 135,700,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 156,300,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  | 156,300,000 us-gaap_OtherLiabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |
Upsilon RFO | Primary Beneficiary | Non-voting shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-voting shares issued to third parties |  |  | 43,100,000 us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesIssuanceOfEquityBySubsidiaryToNoncontrollingInterests / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 172,400,000 us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesIssuanceOfEquityBySubsidiaryToNoncontrollingInterests / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,000,000 us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesIssuanceOfEquityBySubsidiaryToNoncontrollingInterests / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Investment in variable interest entity |  |  | 13,500,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 109,700,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,400,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |
Proceeds from sale of partial interest in consolidated subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000,000 rnr_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfPartialInterestInConsolidatedSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_UpsilonRFOMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Mona Lisa Re | Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 184,000,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 209,600,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 184,000,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 209,600,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  | 209,600,000 us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |
Total liabilities | 184,000,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 209,600,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  |  | 184,000,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember | 209,600,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |  | 209,600,000 us-gaap_Liabilities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember |  |
Renaissance Reinsurance | Mona Lisa Re |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premiums written |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,400,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_RenaissanceReinsuranceMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember | 9,200,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_RenaissanceReinsuranceMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember |  |  |  |  |
Ceded Premiums Earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,200,000 us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_RenaissanceReinsuranceMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember | 4,800,000 us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_RenaissanceReinsuranceMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember |  |  |  |  |
DaVinciRe | Mona Lisa Re |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premiums written |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,100,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_DavincireMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember | 6,500,000 us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenGross / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_DavincireMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember |  |  |  |  |
Ceded Premiums Earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,700,000 us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_DavincireMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember | $ 3,500,000 us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = rnr_DavincireMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = rnr_MonaLisaReMember |  |  |  |  |

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