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Debt Instrument, Terms, Collateral Amount as Percent of Aggregate Letters of Credit Outstanding, Full Collateralization Event

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Debt and Credit Facilities (Credit Facilities Narrative) (Details)	Nov. 07, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 23, 2015	Sep. 17, 2010 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			$ 1,080,600,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			0
Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			$ 225,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letter of credit aggregate commitment								$ 500,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity								700,000,000.0
Debt to capital ratio			0.35
Minimum net worth requirements			$ 2,900,000,000
Unsecured Bilateral Facility \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			448,193,000
Unsecured Bilateral Facility \| Wells Fargo \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 100,000,000.0
Credit facilities outstanding			0
Unsecured Bilateral Facility \| Citibank Europe plc \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			262,400,000
Unsecured Bilateral Facility \| Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 200,000,000.0
Credit facilities outstanding			185,800,000
Debt to capital ratio							0.35
Minimum net worth requirements							$ 3,000,000,000.0
Secured Bilateral Facility \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			407,407,000
Secured Bilateral Facility \| Wells Fargo \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			111,900,000
Secured Bilateral Facility \| Citibank Europe plc \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			295,500,000
Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities outstanding			225,000,000.0
Bridge Loan \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity								$ 50,000,000.0
Bilateral Facility Participants \| Letter of Credit \| Secured Bilateral Facility \| Citibank Europe plc
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity										$ 300,000,000.0
Loan agreement, remaining borrowing capacity			4,500,000
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. \| Letter of Credit \| Secured Bilateral Facility \| Citibank Europe plc
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity										$ 25,000,000.0
Syndicate 1458 \| Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility \| Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of issuances	$ 140,000,000.0
Termination period from date of notice	4 years
Syndicate 1458 \| Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility \| Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 290,000,000.0			$ 225,000,000.0
Syndicate 1458 \| Letter of Credit \| Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility \| Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank \| Forecast
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Collateral amount, percent of aggregate outstanding letters of credit in case of Full Collateralization Event		100.00%
Greater than or equal to \| Syndicate 1458 \| Letter of Credit \| Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility \| Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Collateral amount, percent of aggregate outstanding letters of credit									60.00%
Less than \| Syndicate 1458 \| Letter of Credit \| Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility \| Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Collateral amount, percent of aggregate outstanding letters of credit									100.00%
Letter of Credit \| Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Collateralized letter of credit and reimbursement agreement			37,500,000
Capital Support Agreement \| Letter of Credit \| Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Mandatory capital contribution in the event of capital and surplus reduction below a specified level			$ 50,000,000.0