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Derivatives - Schedule of listing currency, fair value and notional amounts of derivative instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | $ 37,260 |  | $ 37,260 |  | $ 39,045
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 1,565,091 |  | 1,565,091 |  | 880,197
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 12,346 |  | 12,346 |  | 8,819
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 945,577 |  | 945,577 |  | 1,089,050
Derivative liabilities (embedded) | 7,913 |  | 7,913 |  | 4,430
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 2,026 | (2,204) | 10,675 | 20,244 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 16,420 | 2,954 | (263) | (1,103) |
Embedded derivative liability, Notional amount | 90,000 |  | 90,000 |  | 75,000
Commodity Future Options | Long Contracts / Purchased |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value |  |  |  |  | 256
Derivative assets, Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 12,325
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |  |  | 0 | (2,455) |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Commodity Future Options | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (6) | (273) | (6) | 290 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (80) | 0 | (80) | (212) |
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Purchased |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 9,110 |  | 9,110 |  | 15,397
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 106,908 |  | 106,908 |  | 109,520
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 2,240 |  | 2,240 |  | 2,634
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 64,465 |  | 64,465 |  | 59,446
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (1,479) | 346 | (3,793) | (8,469) |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 2,843 | (1,751) | (678) | 3,579 |
Credit Default Swaps - Protection Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 158 |  | 158 |  | 1,157
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 2,318 |  | 2,318 |  | 9,557
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 1,503 |  | 1,503 |  | 348
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 5,437 |  | 5,437 |  | 875
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 1,081 | (1,337) | 1,266 | 6,814 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (1,181) | 3,774 | (977) | (4,017) |
Contracts for Differences | Long Contracts / Purchased |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 5,145 |  | 5,145 |  | 10,549
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 40,331 |  | 40,331 |  | 62,847
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 5,418 |  | 5,418 |  | 66
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 57,363 |  | 57,363 |  | 14,607
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (1,397) | (1,984) | 3,639 | 6,706 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (5,837) | 5,229 | (12,972) | 987 |
Contracts for Differences | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 3 |  | 3 |  | 67
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 2,580 |  | 2,580 |  | 2,758
Derivative liabilities, at fair value |  |  |  |  | 425
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 7,253
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (1,396) | 11 | (3,734) | 1,000 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 310 | (183) | 361 | 254 |
Total Return Swaps | Long Contracts / Purchased |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 11,888 |  | 11,888 |  | 2,950
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 179,657 |  | 179,657 |  | 68,044
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 0 |  | 0 |  | 1,385
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 365 |  | 365 |  | 24,807
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 2,488 | 1,712 | 12,279 | 2,717 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 9,990 | 3,665 | 10,323 | 2,732 |
Total Return Swaps | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 290 |  | 290 |  | 3
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 3,950 |  | 3,950 |  | 290
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 129 |  | 129 |  | 140
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 1,532 |  | 1,532 |  | 5,037
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (1,112) | (836) | (588) | 418 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 795 | (664) | 298 | (500) |
Interest Rate Swaps |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 250 |  | 250 |  | 182
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 194,906 |  | 194,906 |  | 212,594
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 621 |  | 621 |  | 821
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 194,035 |  | 194,035 |  | 465,560
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 107 | 723 | (350) | 1,352 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (82) | (896) | 267 | (409) |
Interest Rate Swaptions |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 624 |  | 624 |  | 1,269
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 511,971 |  | 511,971 |  | 54,884
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 142 |  | 142 |  | 174
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 354,139 |  | 354,139 |  | 99,587
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (42) | (75) | 487 | (244) |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (272) | 218 | (1,848) | 251 |
Treasury Futures | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 170 |  | 170 |  | 108
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 9,929 |  | 9,929 |  | 6,544
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (399) | 73 | (1,040) | 508 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 191 | (195) | 62 | (625) |
Foreign Currency Forward |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 5,501 |  | 5,501 |  | 1,332
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 319,597 |  | 319,597 |  | 59,925
Derivative liabilities, at fair value |  |  |  |  | 709
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 189,030
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 5,037 | 1,223 | 5,256 | 7,533 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 7,417 | (5,750) | 4,877 | (3,756) |
Foreign Currency Options | Long Contracts / Purchased |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value | 4,121 |  | 4,121 |  | 5,563
Derivative assets, Notional amount | 192,944 |  | 192,944 |  | 240,062
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 256 | (1,794) | (1,484) | 6,823 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 1,539 | (1,493) | (613) | (1,031) |
Foreign Currency Options | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 1,939 |  | 1,939 |  | 1,528
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 100,950 |  | 100,950 |  | 178,476
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (78) | 352 | 608 | (2,844) |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (463) | (636) | (78) | (848) |
Catastrophe Risk Derivatives |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 233 |  | 233 |  |
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 6,000 |  | 6,000 |  |
Commodity Future Options | Long Contracts / Purchased |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 80 |  | 80 |  |
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 120,080 |  | 120,080 |  |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 0 | (25) | (271) | (166) |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 0 | (44) | (5) | (45) |
Commodity Future Options | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, at fair value |  |  |  |  | 148
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 35,484
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |  |  | 316 |  |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |  |  | (168) |  |
Index Futures | Long Contracts / Purchased |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |  |  | (840) | 0 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Index Futures | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, at fair value |  |  |  |  | 441
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 8,888
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 79 | 0 | (253) | 19 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 369 | 0 | 441 | 0 |
Bond Futures | Short Contracts / Sold |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets, at fair value |  |  |  |  | 212
Derivative assets, Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 40,847
Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 41 |  | 41 |  |
Derivative liabilities, Notional amount | 41,211 |  | 41,211 |  |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (273) | (320) | (817) | 242 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 101 | (382) | (253) | (630) |
Reinsurance contract derivatives |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 780 | 2,062 | 780 | 3,167 |
Embedded derivatives in reinsurance contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities (embedded) | 3,173 |  | 3,173 |  |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (21) | 0 | (127) | 0 |
Embedded derivative liability, Notional amount | 15,000 |  | 15,000 |  |
Embedded derivatives in deposit contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities (embedded) | 4,740 |  | 4,740 |  | 4,430
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | (90) | (100) | (310) | (310) |
Embedded derivative liability, Notional amount | 75,000 |  | 75,000 |  | 75,000
Derivative liabilities (embedded) |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | $ (111) | $ (100) | $ (437) | $ (310) |

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