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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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