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Noncontrolling Interests | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Noncontrolling Interests | NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated balance sheets is set forth below:
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe | $ | 994,458 |  |  | $ | 930,955 |  |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici | 181,136 |  |  | 115,009 |  |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests | $ | 1,175,594 |  |  | $ | 1,045,964 |  |
A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated statements of operations is set forth below:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe | $ | 118,748 |  |  | $ | 106,399 |  |  | $ | 149,817 |  |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici | 8,338 |  |  | 4,651 |  |  | 3,721 |  |
| Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | $ | 127,086 |  |  | $ | 111,050 |  |  | $ | 153,538 |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – DaVinciRe In October 2001, the Company formed DaVinciRe and DaVinci with other equity investors. RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in DaVinciRe; however, because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The portion of DaVinciRe’s earnings owned by third parties is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe was 24.0% at December 31, 2016 (2015 - 26.3%). DaVinciRe shareholders are party to a shareholders agreement which provides DaVinciRe shareholders, excluding RenaissanceRe, with certain redemption rights that enable each shareholder to notify DaVinciRe of such shareholder’s desire for DaVinciRe to repurchase up to half of such shareholder’s initial aggregate number of shares held, subject to certain limitations, such as limiting the aggregate of all share repurchase requests to 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital in any given year and satisfying all applicable regulatory requirements. If total shareholder requests exceed 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital, the number of shares repurchased will be reduced among the requesting shareholders pro-rata, based on the amounts desired to be repurchased. Shareholders desiring to have DaVinci repurchase their shares must notify DaVinciRe before March 1 of each year. The repurchase price will be based on GAAP book value as of the end of the year in which the shareholder notice is given, and the repurchase will be effective as of January 1 of the following year. The repurchase price is generally subject to a true-up for potential development on outstanding loss reserves after settlement of all claims relating to the applicable years. 2015 During January 2015, DaVinciRe redeemed a portion of its outstanding shares from certain existing DaVinciRe shareholders, including the RenaissanceRe. The net redemption as a result of these transactions was $225.0 million. In connection with the redemption, DaVinciRe retained a $22.5 million holdback. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 26.3%, effective January 1, 2015. 2016 During January 2016, DaVinciRe redeemed a portion of its outstanding shares from certain existing DaVinciRe shareholders, including RenaissanceRe, while new DaVinciRe shareholders purchased shares in DaVinciRe from RenaissanceRe. The net redemption as a result of these transactions was $100.0 million. In connection with the redemption, DaVinciRe retained a $10.0 million holdback. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 24.0%, effective January 1, 2016. The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time. See “Note 23. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to DaVinciRe shareholder transactions which occurred subsequent to December 31, 2016. The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe is detailed in the table below:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
| Balance – January 1 | $ | 930,955 |  |  | $ | 1,037,306 |  |
| Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest | (98,285 | ) |  | (212,750 | ) |
| Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 43,040 |  |  | — |  |
| Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 118,748 |  |  | 106,399 |  |
| Balance – December 31 | $ | 994,458 |  |  | $ | 930,955 |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - Medici Medici is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and its objective is to seek to invest substantially all of its assets in various insurance-based investment instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk. RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici; however, because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The portion of Medici’s earnings owned by third parties is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. Any shareholder may redeem all or any portion of its shares as of the last day of any calendar month, upon at least 30 calendar days’ prior irrevocable written notice to Medici. 2015 During 2015, third-party investors subscribed for $36.1 million and redeemed $20.1 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 46.1%, effective December 31, 2015. 2016 During the year ended December 31, 2016, third-party investors subscribed for $79.5 million and redeemed $21.7 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 36.5% at December 31, 2016. The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici to fluctuate over time. See “Note 23. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to Medici transactions which occurred subsequent to December 31, 2016. The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – Medici is detailed in the table below:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
| Balance – January 1 | $ | 115,009 |  |  | $ | 94,402 |  |
| Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest | (21,729 | ) |  | (20,117 | ) |
| Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 79,518 |  |  | 36,073 |  |
| Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 8,338 |  |  | 4,651 |  |
| Balance – December 31 | $ | 181,136 |  |  | $ | 115,009 |  |

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