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Investments (Schedule of Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Investments Trading) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | $ 5,982,843 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt | $ 4,756,685 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt
U.S. treasuries |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 1,535,746 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember | 1,671,471 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
Agencies |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 152,272 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember | 96,208 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
Municipals |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 1,220,206 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember | 0 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Non-U.S. government (Sovereign Debt) |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 329,626 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember | 280,651 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 151,446 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = rnr_NonUSGovernmentBackedCorporateDebtSecuritiesMember | 146,467 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = rnr_NonUSGovernmentBackedCorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Corporate |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 1,603,024 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember | 1,610,442 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Agency mortgage-backed |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 339,279 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember | 312,333 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
Non-agency mortgage-backed |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 257,114 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember | 241,590 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember
Commercial mortgage-backed |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | 353,944 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember | 373,117 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Asset-backed |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value | $ 40,186 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember | $ 24,406 us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember

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