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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2020	Jun. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 3,387,317		$ 3,387,317			$ 3,071,308
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 19,301	$ 62,057	$ 236,120	$ 204,091
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Aggregate sale of shares	$ 10,000	$ 11,600
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent company ownership in redeemable noncontrolling interest	21.40%	21.90%	21.40%		21.40%			21.90%
RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent company ownership in redeemable noncontrolling interest			11.50%	13.70%	11.50%	13.70%
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 1,594,683	$ 1,462,677	$ 1,594,683	$ 1,462,677	$ 1,621,300	$ 1,435,581	$ 1,431,101	$ 1,034,946
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			(26,616)	30,558	146,664	152,946
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest		$ 349,200	0	0	9,991	274,699
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest			$ 1	(1,018)	$ (2,447)	(86)
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. | Third-Party Investors
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest		263,100
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest		$ 86,100
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. | Maximum
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Share repurchase requests, limit			25.00%		25.00%
RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 696,999	534,618	$ 696,999	534,618	682,118	632,112	515,915	416,765
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			33,963	15,211	$ 42,436	19,396
Redemption provision, notice period					30 days
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest			12,092	10,500	$ 102,863	142,905
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest			31,174	7,008	80,412	44,448
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			1,095,635	781,738	1,095,635	781,738	$ 1,083,681	$ 1,003,615	$ 765,450	$ 599,989
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			11,954	16,288	47,020	31,749
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest			$ 0	$ 0	$ 45,000	$ 150,000

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