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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	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
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$ 256,487us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 258,979us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 260,416us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 286,534us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 256,765us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 294,717us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 291,889us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 271,255us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 1,062,416us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 1,114,626us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet	$ 1,069,355us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
Net investment income	25,886us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	24,941us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	34,541us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	38,948us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	78,732us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	59,931us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	26,163us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	43,202us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	124,316us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	208,028us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome	165,725us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(107)	5,036	2,392	(1,061)	1,747	488	(932)	614	6,260	1,917	5,319
Equity in earnings of other ventures	4,838	9,806	7,232	4,199	6,274	7,313	3,772	5,835	26,075	23,194	23,238
Other loss	1,219us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(1,169)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(535)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	62us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(173)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	651us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(1,128)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(1,709)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(423)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(2,359)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	(2,120)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	30,475us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	(31,097)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	27,128us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	14,927us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	61,864us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	28,472us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	(69,529)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	14,269us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	41,433us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	35,076us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	163,121us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments
Net other-than-temporary impairments									0	0	(343)
Total revenues	318,798us-gaap_Revenues	266,496us-gaap_Revenues	331,174us-gaap_Revenues	343,609us-gaap_Revenues	405,209us-gaap_Revenues	391,572us-gaap_Revenues	250,235us-gaap_Revenues	333,466us-gaap_Revenues	1,260,077us-gaap_Revenues	1,380,482us-gaap_Revenues	1,424,295us-gaap_Revenues
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	(12,003)	69,647	81,388	58,915	(20,854)	60,928	103,962	27,251	197,947	171,287	325,211
Acquisition expenses	39,749	37,550	33,477	33,700	31,026	37,699	31,767	25,009	144,476	125,501	113,542
Operational expenses	55,202us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	46,972us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	45,841us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	42,624us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	57,658us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	44,672us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	42,789us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	45,986us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	190,639us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	191,105us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	179,151us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Corporate expenses	10,583us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	3,905us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	3,954us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	4,545us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	3,304us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	4,307us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	21,529us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	4,482us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	22,987us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	33,622us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	16,456us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Interest expense	4,289us-gaap_InterestExpense	4,290us-gaap_InterestExpense	4,292us-gaap_InterestExpense	4,293us-gaap_InterestExpense	4,297us-gaap_InterestExpense	4,298us-gaap_InterestExpense	4,300us-gaap_InterestExpense	5,034us-gaap_InterestExpense	17,164us-gaap_InterestExpense	17,929us-gaap_InterestExpense	23,097us-gaap_InterestExpense
Total expenses	97,820us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	162,364us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	168,952us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	144,077us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	75,431us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	151,904us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	204,347us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	107,762us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	573,213us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	539,444us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses	657,457us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and taxes									686,864	841,038	766,838
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before taxes	220,978	104,132	162,222	199,532	329,778	239,668	45,888	225,704	686,864	841,038	766,838
Income tax (expense) benefit	(401)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(245)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	204us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(166)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(1,336)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(223)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(11)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(122)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(608)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(1,692)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(1,413)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income from continuing operations	220,577	103,887	162,426	199,366	328,442	239,445	45,877	225,582	686,256	839,346	765,425
Income from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	0	(9,779)	2,427	9,774	0	2,422	(16,476)
Net income	220,577us-gaap_ProfitLoss	103,887us-gaap_ProfitLoss	162,426us-gaap_ProfitLoss	199,366us-gaap_ProfitLoss	328,442us-gaap_ProfitLoss	229,666us-gaap_ProfitLoss	48,304us-gaap_ProfitLoss	235,356us-gaap_ProfitLoss	686,256us-gaap_ProfitLoss	841,768us-gaap_ProfitLoss	748,949us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(44,215)	(30,477)	(36,078)	(42,768)	(54,191)	(44,331)	(14,015)	(38,607)	(153,538)	(151,144)	(148,040)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe	176,362us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	73,410us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	126,348us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	156,598us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	274,251us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	185,335us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	34,289us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	196,749us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	532,718us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	690,624us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	600,909us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Dividends on preference shares	(5,595)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(5,595)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(5,596)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(5,595)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(5,595)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(5,595)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(7,483)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(6,275)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(22,381)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(24,948)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock	(34,895)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	170,767	67,815	120,752	151,003	268,656	179,740	26,806	190,474	510,337	665,676	566,014
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)
Revenues
Net premiums earned									0	0	0
Net investment income									2,706	4,213	14,195
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains									(13)	(7)	33
Equity in earnings of other ventures									0	0	0
Other loss									0	106	2,822
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments									83	(483)	14,862
Net other-than-temporary impairments											0
Total revenues									2,776	3,829	31,912
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred									0	0	0
Acquisition expenses									0	0	0
Operational expenses									(4,890)	(4,962)	(5,103)
Corporate expenses									20,787	31,264	14,282
Interest expense									0	734	5,875
Total expenses									15,897	27,036	15,054
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and taxes									(13,121)	(23,207)	16,858
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries									545,839	713,831	584,051
Income from continuing operations before taxes									532,718	690,624	600,909
Income tax (expense) benefit									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations										690,624	600,909
Income from discontinued operations										0	0
Net income									532,718	690,624	600,909
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe									532,718	690,624	600,909
Dividends on preference shares									(22,381)	(24,948)	(34,895)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders									510,337	665,676	566,014
RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)
Revenues
Net premiums earned									0	0	0
Net investment income									1,765	488	619
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains									0	(2)	0
Equity in earnings of other ventures									0	0	0
Other loss									(7)	125	0
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments									9,069	1,196	1,556
Net other-than-temporary impairments											0
Total revenues									10,827	1,807	2,175
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred									0	0	0
Acquisition expenses									0	0	0
Operational expenses									7,004	7,566	7,013
Corporate expenses									238	338	273
Interest expense									14,467	14,467	14,467
Total expenses									21,709	22,371	21,753
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and taxes									(10,882)	(20,564)	(19,578)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries									(4,343)	2,142	1,860
Income from continuing operations before taxes									(15,225)	(18,422)	(17,718)
Income tax (expense) benefit									4,064	(1,558)	(499)
Income from continuing operations										(19,980)	(18,217)
Income from discontinued operations										2,422	(16,476)
Net income									(11,161)	(17,558)	(34,693)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe									(11,161)	(17,558)	(34,693)
Dividends on preference shares									0	0	0
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders									(11,161)	(17,558)	(34,693)
Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries And Eliminations (Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries)
Revenues
Net premiums earned									1,062,416	1,114,626	1,069,355
Net investment income									123,582	209,105	150,911
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains									6,273	1,926	5,286
Equity in earnings of other ventures									26,075	23,194	23,238
Other loss									(416)	(2,590)	(4,942)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments									32,281	34,363	146,703
Net other-than-temporary impairments											(343)
Total revenues									1,250,211	1,380,624	1,390,208
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred									197,947	171,287	325,211
Acquisition expenses									144,476	125,501	113,542
Operational expenses									188,857	189,117	177,241
Corporate expenses									1,962	2,020	1,901
Interest expense									2,697	2,728	2,755
Total expenses									535,939	490,653	620,650
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and taxes									714,272	889,971	769,558
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before taxes									714,272	889,971	769,558
Income tax (expense) benefit									(4,672)	(134)	(914)
Income from continuing operations										889,837	768,644
Income from discontinued operations										0	0
Net income									709,600	889,837	768,644
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests									(153,538)	(151,144)	(148,040)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe									556,062	738,693	620,604
Dividends on preference shares									0	0	0
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders									556,062	738,693	620,604
Consolidating Adjustments
Revenues
Net premiums earned									0	0	0
Net investment income									(3,737)	(5,778)	0
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains									0	0	0
Equity in earnings of other ventures									0	0	0
Other loss									0	0	0
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments									0	0	0
Net other-than-temporary impairments											0
Total revenues									(3,737)	(5,778)	0
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred									0	0	0
Acquisition expenses									0	0	0
Operational expenses									(332)	(616)	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Interest expense									0	0	0
Total expenses									(332)	(616)	0
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and taxes									(3,405)	(5,162)	0
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries									(541,496)	(715,973)	(585,911)
Income from continuing operations before taxes									(544,901)	(721,135)	(585,911)
Income tax (expense) benefit									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations										(721,135)	(585,911)
Income from discontinued operations										0	0
Net income									(544,901)	(721,135)	(585,911)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe									(544,901)	(721,135)	(585,911)
Dividends on preference shares									0	0	0
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders									$ (544,901)	$ (721,135)	$ (585,911)