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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Net income after adjustments for dividends on preferred stock (declared in the period) and/or cumulative preferred stock (accumulated for the period).

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-Topic 260

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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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-Topic 225

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-Section S99

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Acquisition of Platinum Financial Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 397,567		$ 331,174	$ 779,487	$ 674,783
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	73,233		$ 120,752	241,076	$ 271,755
Platinum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction-related costs		$ 6,700		48,200
Revenues	106,691			146,830
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	5,004			(14,435)
Platinum \| Platinum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction-related costs	$ 5,800			$ 34,200