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Fair Value Measurements (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | $ 11,171,655,000 | $ 8,088,870,000
Short term investments | 4,566,277,000 | 2,586,520,000
Equity investments trading | 436,931,000 | 310,252,000
Other investments | 1,087,377,000 | 784,933,000
Other assets | 32,944,000 | 4,968,000
Other liabilities | (28,213,000) | (13,327,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 11,171,655,000 | 8,088,870,000
Short term investments | 4,566,277,000 | 2,586,520,000
Equity investments trading | 436,931,000 | 310,252,000
Other investments | 1,087,377,000 | 784,933,000
Other assets | 21,668,000 | 4,040,000
Total other assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs | 17,283,908,000 | 11,774,615,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 4,467,345,000 | 3,331,411,000
Short term investments | 0 | 0
Equity investments trading | 436,931,000 | 310,252,000
Other investments | 0 | 0
Other assets |  | 484,000
Other liabilities | (1,020,000) |
Total other assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs | 4,903,256,000 | 3,642,147,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 6,704,310,000 | 4,757,459,000
Short term investments | 4,566,277,000 | 2,586,520,000
Equity investments trading | 0 | 0
Other investments | 781,641,000 | 516,571,000
Other assets | 17,957,000 | 11,915,000
Total other assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs | 12,070,185,000 | 7,872,465,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Short term investments | 0 | 0
Equity investments trading | 0 | 0
Other investments | 74,634,000 | 54,545,000
Other assets | 4,731,000 |
Other liabilities |  | (8,359,000)
Total other assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs | 79,365,000 | 46,186,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. treasuries |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 4,467,345,000 | 3,331,411,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. treasuries | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 4,467,345,000 | 3,331,411,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. treasuries | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. treasuries | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agencies |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 343,031,000 | 174,883,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agencies | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agencies | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 343,031,000 | 174,883,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agencies | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Municipal |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 6,854,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Municipal | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Municipal | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments |  | 6,854,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Municipal | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 497,392,000 | 279,818,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 497,392,000 | 279,818,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government-backed corporate |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 321,356,000 | 160,063,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government-backed corporate | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government-backed corporate | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 321,356,000 | 160,063,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-U.S. government-backed corporate | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 3,075,660,000 | 2,450,244,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 3,075,660,000 | 2,450,244,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agency mortgage-backed |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 1,148,499,000 | 817,880,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agency mortgage-backed | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agency mortgage-backed | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 1,148,499,000 | 817,880,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Agency mortgage-backed | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-agency mortgage-backed |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 294,604,000 | 278,680,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-agency mortgage-backed | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-agency mortgage-backed | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 294,604,000 | 278,680,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Non-agency mortgage-backed | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial mortgage-backed |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 468,698,000 | 282,294,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial mortgage-backed | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial mortgage-backed | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 468,698,000 | 282,294,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial mortgage-backed | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 555,070,000 | 306,743,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 555,070,000 | 306,743,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Catastrophe bonds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 781,641,000 | 516,571,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Catastrophe bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Catastrophe bonds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 781,641,000 | 516,571,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Catastrophe bonds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Private equity investments |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 271,047,000 | 242,647,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Private equity investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Private equity investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Private equity investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 74,634,000 | 54,545,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Senior secured bank loan funds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 22,598,000 | 14,482,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Senior secured bank loan funds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Senior secured bank loan funds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Senior secured bank loan funds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Hedge funds |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 12,091,000 | 11,233,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Hedge funds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Hedge funds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Hedge funds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | 4,731,000 |
Other liabilities |  | (8,359,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | 4,731,000 |
Other liabilities |  | (8,359,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | 32,900,000 | 5,000,000.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other liabilities | (28,200,000) | (13,300,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Derivatives |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | 16,937,000 | 12,399,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Derivatives | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets |  | 484,000
Other liabilities | (1,020,000) |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Derivatives | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | 17,957,000 | 11,915,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Derivatives | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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