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Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent to June 30, 2017 and through the period ended July 21, 2017, the Company repurchased 15 thousand common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $2.1 million and at an average share price of $139.93. During July 2017, RenaissanceRe purchased $12.0 million of DaVinciRe’s outstanding shares from an existing third party shareholder. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 23.5%, effective July 1, 2017.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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