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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Noncontrolling Interest | 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 |  |
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | 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 |  |
RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd. |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | 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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