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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Schedule of Activity in Noncontrolling Interest | A summary of the Company’s noncontrolling interests on its consolidated balance sheets is set forth below:
|  | March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe | $ | 867,734 |  |  | $ | 1,037,306 |  |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici | 100,697 |  |  | 94,402 |  |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | $ | 968,431 |  |  | $ | 1,131,708 |  |
A summary of the Company’s noncontrolling interests on its consolidated statements of operations set forth below:
|  | Three months ended |
|  | March 31, 2015 |  | March 31, 2014 |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe | $ | 38,326 |  |  | $ | 41,180 |  |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici | 1,336 |  |  | 1,588 |  |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | $ | 39,662 |  |  | $ | 42,768 |  |
Schedule Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe is detailed in the table below:
|  | Three months ended |
|  | March 31, 2015 |  | March 31, 2014 |
| Beginning balance | $ | 1,037,306 |  |  | $ | 1,063,368 |  |
| Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest | (207,898 | ) |  | (218,879 | ) |
| Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | 9,722 |  |
| Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 38,326 |  |  | 41,180 |  |
| Ending balance | $ | 867,734 |  |  | $ | 895,391 |  |
Medici |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest | The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – Medici is detailed in the table below:
|  | Three months ended |
|  | March 31, 2015 |  | March 31, 2014 |
| Beginning balance | $ | 94,402 |  |  | $ | 36,492 |  |
| Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest | (14,684 | ) |  | (1,875 | ) |
| Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 19,643 |  |  | 55,385 |  |
| Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 1,336 |  |  | 1,588 |  |
| Ending balance | $ | 100,697 |  |  | $ | 91,590 |  |

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