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Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 31, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Jan. 01, 2016 | Jan. 01, 2015
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage |  |  | 24.00% | 26.30% |  |
Noncontrolling interest, value subscribed |  |  | $ 43,040 | $ 0 |  |
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  | $ 98,285 | $ 212,750 |  |
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 24.00% | 26.30%
Share repurchase requests, percent of aggregate shares, limit |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, net redemptions | $ 100,000 | $ 225,000 |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, reserve holdback | $ 10,000 | $ 22,500 |  |  |  |
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase requests, limit |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd. |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage |  |  | 36.50% | 46.10% |  |
Noncontrolling interest, value subscribed |  |  | $ 79,518 | $ 36,073 |  |
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  | $ 21,729 | $ 20,117 |  |

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- Definition This item limits 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the period impacting the parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary as it relates to the total (consolidated) equity attributable to the parent. The changes to the parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary represented by this element did not arise in a deconsolidation of the subsidiary from the consolidated financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1A -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64809438&loc=SL4573702-111684 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 4M -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65897068&loc=SL4591554-111686 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 + Details
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