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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
|  | Quarter Ended March 31, |  | Quarter Ended June 30, |  | Quarter Ended September 30, |  | Quarter Ended December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
| Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gross premiums written | $ | 643,578 |  |  | $ | 705,260 |  |  | $ | 661,997 |  |  | $ | 511,540 |  |  | $ | 369,642 |  |  | $ | 200,992 |  |  | $ | 336,093 |  |  | $ | 132,780 |  |
| Net premiums written | $ | 404,035 |  |  | $ | 450,347 |  |  | $ | 508,677 |  |  | $ | 346,407 |  |  | $ | 266,820 |  |  | $ | 159,713 |  |  | $ | 236,651 |  |  | $ | 111,769 |  |
| (Increase) decrease in unearned premiums | (107,275 | ) |  | (163,813 | ) |  | (128,849 | ) |  | (85,991 | ) |  | 95,568 |  |  | 99,266 |  |  | 124,924 |  |  | 144,718 |  |
| Net premiums earned | 296,760 |  |  | 286,534 |  |  | 379,828 |  |  | 260,416 |  |  | 362,388 |  |  | 258,979 |  |  | 361,575 |  |  | 256,487 |  |
| Net investment income | 39,707 |  |  | 38,948 |  |  | 38,604 |  |  | 34,541 |  |  | 28,338 |  |  | 24,941 |  |  | 45,918 |  |  | 25,886 |  |
| Net foreign exchange (losses) gains | (3,130 | ) |  | (1,061 | ) |  | (1,740 | ) |  | 2,392 |  |  | 616 |  |  | 5,036 |  |  | 1,203 |  |  | (107 | ) |
| Equity in earnings of other ventures | 5,295 |  |  | 4,199 |  |  | 6,160 |  |  | 7,232 |  |  | 5,730 |  |  | 9,806 |  |  | 3,296 |  |  | 4,838 |  |
| Other income (loss) | 1,539 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 1,427 |  |  | (535 | ) |  | 2,306 |  |  | (1,169 | ) |  | 8,200 |  |  | 1,219 |  |
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 41,749 |  |  | 14,927 |  |  | (26,712 | ) |  | 27,128 |  |  | (41,138 | ) |  | (31,097 | ) |  | (42,817 | ) |  | 30,475 |  |
| Total revenues | 381,920 |  |  | 343,609 |  |  | 397,567 |  |  | 331,174 |  |  | 358,240 |  |  | 266,496 |  |  | 377,375 |  |  | 318,798 |  |
| Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | 76,853 |  |  | 58,915 |  |  | 169,344 |  |  | 81,388 |  |  | 100,028 |  |  | 69,647 |  |  | 102,013 |  |  | (12,003 | ) |
| Acquisition costs | 43,401 |  |  | 33,700 |  |  | 61,666 |  |  | 33,477 |  |  | 78,126 |  |  | 37,550 |  |  | 55,399 |  |  | 39,749 |  |
| Operational expenses | 45,621 |  |  | 42,624 |  |  | 54,673 |  |  | 45,841 |  |  | 54,518 |  |  | 46,972 |  |  | 64,300 |  |  | 55,202 |  |
| Corporate expenses | 45,598 |  |  | 4,545 |  |  | 13,032 |  |  | 3,954 |  |  | 7,502 |  |  | 3,905 |  |  | 10,982 |  |  | 10,583 |  |
| Interest expense | 5,251 |  |  | 4,293 |  |  | 9,698 |  |  | 4,292 |  |  | 10,362 |  |  | 4,290 |  |  | 10,359 |  |  | 4,289 |  |
| Total expenses | 216,724 |  |  | 144,077 |  |  | 308,413 |  |  | 168,952 |  |  | 250,536 |  |  | 162,364 |  |  | 243,053 |  |  | 97,820 |  |
| Income before taxes | 165,196 |  |  | 199,532 |  |  | 89,154 |  |  | 162,222 |  |  | 107,704 |  |  | 104,132 |  |  | 134,322 |  |  | 220,978 |  |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 47,904 |  |  | (166 | ) |  | 1,842 |  |  | 204 |  |  | 4,573 |  |  | (245 | ) |  | (8,453 | ) |  | (401 | ) |
| Net income | 213,100 |  |  | 199,366 |  |  | 90,996 |  |  | 162,426 |  |  | 112,277 |  |  | 103,887 |  |  | 125,869 |  |  | 220,577 |  |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (39,662 | ) |  | (42,768 | ) |  | (12,167 | ) |  | (36,078 | ) |  | (31,153 | ) |  | (30,477 | ) |  | (28,068 | ) |  | (44,215 | ) |
| Net income available to RenaissanceRe | 173,438 |  |  | 156,598 |  |  | 78,829 |  |  | 126,348 |  |  | 81,124 |  |  | 73,410 |  |  | 97,801 |  |  | 176,362 |  |
| Dividends on preference shares | (5,595 | ) |  | (5,595 | ) |  | (5,596 | ) |  | (5,596 | ) |  | (5,595 | ) |  | (5,595 | ) |  | (5,595 | ) |  | (5,595 | ) |
| Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders | $ | 167,843 |  |  | $ | 151,003 |  |  | $ | 73,233 |  |  | $ | 120,752 |  |  | $ | 75,529 |  |  | $ | 67,815 |  |  | $ | 92,206 |  |  | $ | 170,767 |  |
| Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic | $ | 4.18 |  |  | $ | 3.61 |  |  | $ | 1.60 |  |  | $ | 3.00 |  |  | $ | 1.68 |  |  | $ | 1.72 |  |  | $ | 2.11 |  |  | $ | 4.46 |  |
| Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted | $ | 4.14 |  |  | $ | 3.56 |  |  | $ | 1.59 |  |  | $ | 2.95 |  |  | $ | 1.66 |  |  | $ | 1.70 |  |  | $ | 2.09 |  |  | $ | 4.42 |  |
| Average shares outstanding – basic | 39,631 |  |  | 41,238 |  |  | 45,303 |  |  | 39,736 |  |  | 44,564 |  |  | 38,975 |  |  | 43,131 |  |  | 37,752 |  |
| Average shares outstanding – diluted | 40,021 |  |  | 41,903 |  |  | 45,657 |  |  | 40,395 |  |  | 44,913 |  |  | 39,433 |  |  | 43,513 |  |  | 38,145 |  |

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