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Fair Value Measurements (Company's Portfolio of Other Investments Measured Using Net Asset Valuations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items] |
Fair Value | $ 303,818 us-gaap_AlternativeInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
Unfunded Commitments | 84,013 us-gaap_FairValueInvestmentsEntitiesThatCalculateNetAssetValuePerShareUnfundedCommittments
Private equity partnerships |
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items] |
Fair Value | 281,932 us-gaap_AlternativeInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
Unfunded Commitments | 77,712 us-gaap_FairValueInvestmentsEntitiesThatCalculateNetAssetValuePerShareUnfundedCommittments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_PrivateEquityFundsMember
Senior secured bank loan funds |
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items] |
Fair Value | 19,316 us-gaap_AlternativeInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rnr_SeniorSecuredBankLoanFundsMember
Unfunded Commitments | 6,301 us-gaap_FairValueInvestmentsEntitiesThatCalculateNetAssetValuePerShareUnfundedCommittments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rnr_SeniorSecuredBankLoanFundsMember
Hedge funds |
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items] |
Fair Value | 2,570 us-gaap_AlternativeInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_HedgeFundsMember
Unfunded Commitments | $ 0 us-gaap_FairValueInvestmentsEntitiesThatCalculateNetAssetValuePerShareUnfundedCommittments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_HedgeFundsMember

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- Definition The amount of unfunded commitments for which the entity is obligated, to those certain investments for which net asset value per share is calculated (including by unit, membership interest, or other equity (ownership interest) unit measure) (alternative investments). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6A -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=SL6742756-110258 + Details
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