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Investments (Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Fixed Maturity Investments) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Trading Securities [Abstract]    
Trading Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due in less than one year $ 211,238rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCostBasis  
Trading Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due after one through five years 3,219,374rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Trading Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due after five through ten years 1,018,158rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Trading Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due after ten years 538,096rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Trading Debt Securities, Amortized Cost 5,960,109us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebtAmortizedCost  
Trading Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due in less than one year 209,392rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue  
Trading Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due after one through five years 3,220,154rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue  
Trading Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due after five through ten years 1,018,252rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue  
Trading Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due after ten years 544,522rnr_TradingSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue  
Trading Debt Securities, Fair Value 5,982,843us-gaap_TradingSecurities  
Available-for-sale Securities [Abstract]    
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Due in less than one year 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Due after one through five years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Due after five through ten years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Due after ten years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost 22,156us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 23,772us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due in less than one year 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due after one through five years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due after five through ten years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due after ten years 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value 25,086us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities 26,885us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
Fixed Maturity Investments [Abstract]    
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due in less than one year 211,238rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCostBasis  
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due after one through five years 3,219,374rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due after five through ten years 1,018,158rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost, Due after ten years 538,096rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost 5,982,265rnr_SecuritiesDebtAmortizedCostBasis  
Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due in less than one year 209,392rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue  
Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due after one through give years 3,220,154rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue  
Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due after five through ten years 1,018,252rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue  
Debt Securities, Fair Value, Due after ten years 544,522rnr_SecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue  
Debt Securities, Fair Value 6,007,929rnr_SecuritiesDebt  
Mortgage-backed    
Trading Securities [Abstract]    
Trading Debt Securities, Amortized Cost 933,152us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebtAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Trading Debt Securities, Fair Value 950,337us-gaap_TradingSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available-for-sale Securities [Abstract]    
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost 19,218us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available for Sale, Fair Value 22,038us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Fixed Maturity Investments [Abstract]    
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost 952,370rnr_SecuritiesDebtAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Debt Securities, Fair Value 972,375rnr_SecuritiesDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Asset-backed    
Trading Securities [Abstract]    
Trading Debt Securities, Amortized Cost 40,091us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebtAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Trading Debt Securities, Fair Value 40,186us-gaap_TradingSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available-for-sale Securities [Abstract]    
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost 2,938us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available for Sale, Fair Value 3,048us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Fixed Maturity Investments [Abstract]    
Debt Securities, Amortized Cost 43,029rnr_SecuritiesDebtAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Debt Securities, Fair Value $ 43,234rnr_SecuritiesDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember