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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:      
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $ (9,707) $ (118,605)  
Cash flows provided by investing activities      
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading 2,540,073 2,075,678  
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading (2,656,283) (1,490,123)  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 3,662 1,757  
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading 119,369 50,627  
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments 134,009 112,795  
Net purchases of other investments (39,698) (7,952)  
Net purchases of investments in other ventures 0 (126)  
Net purchases of other assets 0 (2,500)  
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries 0 0  
Contributions to subsidiaries 0 0  
Due to (from) subsidiary 0 0  
Net purchase of Platinum 0 (678,152)  
Net cash provided by investing activities 101,132 62,004  
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities      
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares (13,285) (13,720)  
Dividends paid – preference shares (5,595) (5,595)  
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases (85,166) (446)  
Net issuance (repayment) of debt 0 297,823  
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions (50,374) (180,285)  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (154,420) 97,777  
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash 5,259 (9,142)  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (57,736) 32,034  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 506,885 525,584 $ 525,584
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 449,149 557,618 506,885
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:      
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (12,542) (28,333)  
Cash flows provided by investing activities      
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading 80,763 0  
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading (195,141) 0  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 0 0  
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading 0 0  
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments 104,213 44,839  
Net purchases of other investments 0 0  
Net purchases of investments in other ventures   0  
Net purchases of other assets   0  
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries 118,544 704,691  
Contributions to subsidiaries (19,924) 148,147  
Due to (from) subsidiary 23,054 117,006  
Net purchase of Platinum   (904,433)  
Net cash provided by investing activities 111,509 110,250  
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities      
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares (13,285) (13,720)  
Dividends paid – preference shares (5,595) (5,595)  
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases (85,166) (446)  
Net issuance (repayment) of debt   0  
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions 0 0  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (104,046) (19,761)  
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash 0 0  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (5,079) 62,156  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 10,185 5,986 5,986
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 5,106 68,142 10,185
RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:      
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (332) (13,573)  
Cash flows provided by investing activities      
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading 25,376 5,007  
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading (82,697) 0  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 0 0  
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading 158 13,763  
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments 63,194 (5,848)  
Net purchases of other investments 0 0  
Net purchases of investments in other ventures   0  
Net purchases of other assets   0  
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries 2,900 180,000  
Contributions to subsidiaries 0 0  
Due to (from) subsidiary (14,242) (180,053)  
Net purchase of Platinum   0  
Net cash provided by investing activities (5,311) 12,869  
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities      
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares 0 0  
Dividends paid – preference shares 0 0  
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases 0 0  
Net issuance (repayment) of debt   0  
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions 0 0  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 0 0  
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash 0 0  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (5,643) (704)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 5,908 1,033 1,033
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 265 329 5,908
Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:      
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities 4,561 (295)  
Cash flows provided by investing activities      
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading 20,566 45,029  
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading (135,561) 0  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 0 0  
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading 138,834 0  
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments (33,409) (45,042)  
Net purchases of other investments 0 0  
Net purchases of investments in other ventures   0  
Net purchases of other assets   0  
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries 0 0  
Contributions to subsidiaries 0 0  
Due to (from) subsidiary 139 0  
Net purchase of Platinum   1,537  
Net cash provided by investing activities (9,431) 1,524  
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities      
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares 0 0  
Dividends paid – preference shares 0 0  
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases 0 0  
Net issuance (repayment) of debt   0  
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions 0 0  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 0 0  
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash 0 0  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (4,870) 1,229  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 7,103 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 2,233 1,229 7,103
RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:      
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (15,213) (2,176)  
Cash flows provided by investing activities      
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading 0 0  
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading 0 0  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 0 0  
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading 0 0  
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments 0 0  
Net purchases of other investments 0 0  
Net purchases of investments in other ventures   0  
Net purchases of other assets   0  
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries 0 0  
Contributions to subsidiaries 0 (180,000)  
Due to (from) subsidiary 20,979 (116,773)  
Net purchase of Platinum   0  
Net cash provided by investing activities 20,979 (296,773)  
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities      
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares 0 0  
Dividends paid – preference shares 0 0  
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases 0 0  
Net issuance (repayment) of debt   299,400  
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions 0 0  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 0 299,400  
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash 0 0  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 5,766 451  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 677 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 6,443 451 677
Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries And Eliminations (Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries)      
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:      
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities 13,819 (74,228)  
Cash flows provided by investing activities      
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading 2,413,368 2,025,642  
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading (2,242,884) (1,490,123)  
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale 3,662 1,757  
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading (19,623) 36,864  
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments 11 118,846  
Net purchases of other investments (39,698) (7,952)  
Net purchases of investments in other ventures   (126)  
Net purchases of other assets   (2,500)  
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries (121,444) (884,691)  
Contributions to subsidiaries 19,924 31,853  
Due to (from) subsidiary (29,930) 179,820  
Net purchase of Platinum   224,744  
Net cash provided by investing activities (16,614) 234,134  
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities      
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares 0 0  
Dividends paid – preference shares 0 0  
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases 0 0  
Net issuance (repayment) of debt   (1,577)  
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions (50,374) (180,285)  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (50,374) (181,862)  
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash 5,259 (9,142)  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (47,910) (31,098)  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 483,012 518,565 518,565
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 435,102 $ 487,467 $ 483,012