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Schedule II. Condensed Financial Information Of Registrant (Statements of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income | $ 45,918 | $ 28,338 | $ 38,604 | $ 39,707 | $ 25,886 | $ 24,941 | $ 34,541 | $ 38,948 | $ 152,567 | $ 124,316 | $ 208,028
Net foreign exchange gains (losses) | 1,203 | 616 | (1,740) | (3,130) | (107) | 5,036 | 2,392 | (1,061) | (3,051) | 6,260 | 1,917
Other income | 8,200 | 2,306 | 1,427 | 1,539 | 1,219 | (1,169) | (535) | 62 | 13,472 | (423) | (2,359)
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments | (42,817) | (41,138) | (26,712) | 41,749 | 30,475 | (31,097) | 27,128 | 14,927 | (68,918) | 41,433 | 35,076
Total revenues | 377,375 | 358,240 | 397,567 | 381,920 | 318,798 | 266,496 | 331,174 | 343,609 | 1,515,102 | 1,260,077 | 1,380,482
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 10,359 | 10,362 | 9,698 | 5,251 | 4,289 | 4,290 | 4,292 | 4,293 | 35,670 | 17,164 | 17,929
Operational expenses | 64,300 | 54,518 | 54,673 | 45,621 | 55,202 | 46,972 | 45,841 | 42,624 | 219,112 | 190,639 | 191,105
Operating and corporate expenses | 10,982 | 7,502 | 13,032 | 45,598 | 10,583 | 3,905 | 3,954 | 4,545 | 77,114 | 22,987 | 33,622
Total expenses | 243,053 | 250,536 | 308,413 | 216,724 | 97,820 | 162,364 | 168,952 | 144,077 | 1,018,726 | 573,213 | 539,444
Loss before equity in net income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 496,376 | 686,864 | 841,038
Equity in net income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe | 97,801 | 81,124 | 78,829 | 173,438 | 176,362 | 73,410 | 126,348 | 156,598 | 431,192 | 532,718 | 690,624
Dividends on preference shares | (5,595) | (5,595) | (5,596) | (5,595) | (5,595) | (5,595) | (5,596) | (5,595) | (22,381) | (22,381) | (24,948)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders | $ 92,206 | $ 75,529 | $ 73,233 | $ 167,843 | $ 170,767 | $ 67,815 | $ 120,752 | $ 151,003 | 408,811 | 510,337 | 665,676
Parent Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,391 | 2,706 | 4,213
Net foreign exchange gains (losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | (13) | (7)
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 663 | 0 | 106
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,080) | 83 | (483)
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,978 | 2,776 | 3,829
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,255 | 0 | 734
Operational expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,249 | (4,890) | (4,962)
Operating and corporate expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,808 | 20,787 | 31,264
Total expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,312 | 15,897 | 27,036
Loss before equity in net income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32,334) | (13,121) | (23,207)
Equity in net income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 463,526 | 545,839 | 713,831
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 431,192 | 532,718 | 690,624
Dividends on preference shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,381) | (22,381) | (24,948)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 408,811 | $ 510,337 | $ 665,676

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