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Related party transactions (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premiums written | $ 126,403,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 162,277,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 45,425,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 98,215,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 96,020,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 27,895,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 41,651,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 28,178,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 92,650,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 0 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 359,498,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 239,660,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 401,937,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 190,374,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten | $ 0 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten
Narragansett Bay Insurance Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premiums written |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,300,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_NarragansettBayInsuranceCompanyMember | 4,600,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_NarragansettBayInsuranceCompanyMember | 4,700,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_NarragansettBayInsuranceCompanyMember | 9,000,000 us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsWritten / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_NarragansettBayInsuranceCompanyMember |
Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 12.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_PineBrookRoadPartnersLLCMember | 12.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_PineBrookRoadPartnersLLCMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_PineBrookRoadPartnersLLCMember |  | 12.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_PineBrookRoadPartnersLLCMember |  |
Cayman Holdco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |
Ownership percentage | 10.50%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember | 10.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.50%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |  | 10.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |  |
Estimated fair value of investment | 66,800,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember | 29,300,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |  |  |  | 91,300,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |  |  |  |  | 66,800,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |  | 29,300,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember | 91,300,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_CaymanHoldcoMember |
Third Point Loan L.L.C | Investments in Securities and Derivative Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated fair value of investment | 55,200,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = tpre_InvestmentsinSecuritiesandDerivativeContractMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointLoanL.L.CMember | 147,200,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = tpre_InvestmentsinSecuritiesandDerivativeContractMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointLoanL.L.CMember |  |  |  | 43,700,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = tpre_InvestmentsinSecuritiesandDerivativeContractMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointLoanL.L.CMember |  |  |  |  | 55,200,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = tpre_InvestmentsinSecuritiesandDerivativeContractMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointLoanL.L.CMember |  | 147,200,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = tpre_InvestmentsinSecuritiesandDerivativeContractMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointLoanL.L.CMember | 43,700,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = tpre_InvestmentsinSecuritiesandDerivativeContractMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointLoanL.L.CMember |
Third Point Hellenic Recovery US Feeder Fund, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 2.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member | 2.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  | 2.00%tpre_OwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  |
Committed capital | 11,400,000 tpre_CommittedCapital / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member | 11,400,000 tpre_CommittedCapital / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,400,000 tpre_CommittedCapital / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  | 11,400,000 tpre_CommittedCapital / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  |
Committed capital, amount called |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 tpre_CommittedCapitalAmountCalled / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  | 4,300,000 tpre_CommittedCapitalAmountCalled / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  |
Estimated fair value of investment | $ 6,800,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member | $ 5,300,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,800,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  | $ 5,300,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tpre_ThirdPointHellenicRecoveryUSFeederFundL.P.Member |  |

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