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Net investment income (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 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
Net Investment Income [Abstract]                        
Net unrealized gains on investments and investment derivatives $ (62,448)tpre_ChangeinNetUnrealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentsandInvestmentDerivatives $ 7,404tpre_ChangeinNetUnrealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentsandInvestmentDerivatives           $ (67,407)tpre_ChangeinNetUnrealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentsandInvestmentDerivatives $ 31,709tpre_ChangeinNetUnrealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentsandInvestmentDerivatives $ 78,950tpre_ChangeinNetUnrealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentsandInvestmentDerivatives $ 113,422tpre_ChangeinNetUnrealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentsandInvestmentDerivatives  
Net realized gains on investments and investment derivatives 53,378tpre_NetRealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentAndDerivatives 63,778tpre_NetRealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentAndDerivatives           184,686tpre_NetRealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentAndDerivatives 176,673tpre_NetRealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentAndDerivatives 236,333tpre_NetRealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentAndDerivatives 55,632tpre_NetRealizedGainsLossesonInvestmentAndDerivatives  
Net gain (loss) on foreign currencies 13,125us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized (1,353)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized           4,851us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized 4,364us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized 21,106us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized (219)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized  
Dividend and interest income, net of withholding taxes                   14,233tpre_DividendandInterestIncomeNetofWithholdingTaxes 25,284tpre_DividendandInterestIncomeNetofWithholdingTaxes  
Dividend and investment income 6,628us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend 4,287us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend           22,405us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend 15,587us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend      
Dividends paid on securities sold, not yet purchased 0tpre_DividendsPaidonSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchased (171)tpre_DividendsPaidonSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchased           (34)tpre_DividendsPaidonSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchased (607)tpre_DividendsPaidonSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchased (722)tpre_DividendsPaidonSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchased (1,629)tpre_DividendsPaidonSecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchased  
Management and performance fees (8,440)tpre_ManagementandPerformanceFees (19,558)tpre_ManagementandPerformanceFees           (46,630)tpre_ManagementandPerformanceFees (57,750)tpre_ManagementandPerformanceFees (87,333)tpre_ManagementandPerformanceFees (50,211)tpre_ManagementandPerformanceFees  
Other expenses (1,573)tpre_InvestmentIncomeOtherInvestmentExpense (1,860)tpre_InvestmentIncomeOtherInvestmentExpense           (6,743)tpre_InvestmentIncomeOtherInvestmentExpense (4,383)tpre_InvestmentIncomeOtherInvestmentExpense (8,863)tpre_InvestmentIncomeOtherInvestmentExpense (5,411)tpre_InvestmentIncomeOtherInvestmentExpense  
Net investment income on investments managed by Third Point LLC 670tpre_NetInvestmentIncomeLossonInvestmentsManagedbyInvestmentManager 52,527tpre_NetInvestmentIncomeLossonInvestmentsManagedbyInvestmentManager           91,128tpre_NetInvestmentIncomeLossonInvestmentsManagedbyInvestmentManager 165,593tpre_NetInvestmentIncomeLossonInvestmentsManagedbyInvestmentManager 253,704tpre_NetInvestmentIncomeLossonInvestmentsManagedbyInvestmentManager 136,868tpre_NetInvestmentIncomeLossonInvestmentsManagedbyInvestmentManager  
Deposit liabilities and reinsurance contracts investment expense 27tpre_DepositLiabilitiesandReinsuranceContractsInvestmentIncomeAllocation 28tpre_DepositLiabilitiesandReinsuranceContractsInvestmentIncomeAllocation           84tpre_DepositLiabilitiesandReinsuranceContractsInvestmentIncomeAllocation 44tpre_DepositLiabilitiesandReinsuranceContractsInvestmentIncomeAllocation (4,922)tpre_DepositLiabilitiesandReinsuranceContractsInvestmentIncomeAllocation (446)tpre_DepositLiabilitiesandReinsuranceContractsInvestmentIncomeAllocation  
Investment income on cash collateral held by the Catastrophe Reinsurer                   86tpre_InvestmentIncomeOther 0tpre_InvestmentIncomeOther  
Investment Income, Net Gain (Loss) on Bond 75tpre_InvestmentIncomeNetGainLossonBond 0tpre_InvestmentIncomeNetGainLossonBond           80tpre_InvestmentIncomeNetGainLossonBond 0tpre_InvestmentIncomeNetGainLossonBond      
Net gain on reinsurance contract derivatives written by the Catastrophe Reinsurer 780tpre_NetUnrealizedGainonReinsuranceContractDerivatives 2,062tpre_NetUnrealizedGainonReinsuranceContractDerivatives           780tpre_NetUnrealizedGainonReinsuranceContractDerivatives 3,167tpre_NetUnrealizedGainonReinsuranceContractDerivatives 4,335tpre_NetUnrealizedGainonReinsuranceContractDerivatives 0tpre_NetUnrealizedGainonReinsuranceContractDerivatives  
Net investment income 1,552tpre_InvestmentIncome 54,617tpre_InvestmentIncome 72,511tpre_InvestmentIncome 47,686tpre_InvestmentIncome (17,623)tpre_InvestmentIncome 33,848tpre_InvestmentIncome 0tpre_InvestmentIncome 92,072tpre_InvestmentIncome 168,804tpre_InvestmentIncome 253,203tpre_InvestmentIncome 136,422tpre_InvestmentIncome 0tpre_InvestmentIncome
Net investment gains on equity securities                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income 6,282tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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60,042tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          56,927tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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167,364tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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243,449tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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96,210tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Net investment gains on debt securities                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income (5,435)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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14,950tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
          81,540tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
57,549tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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69,194tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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65,040tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Net investment gains (losses) on other investments                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income (25,807)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(4,595)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          (30,787)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(1,517)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(5,045)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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7,386tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Net investment gains on derivatives                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income 18,446tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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751tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          10,412tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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19,143tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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29,257tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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5,793tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Net investment gains (losses) on securities sold, not yet purchased                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income 4,861tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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5,857tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          20,245tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(16,017)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(5,974)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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17,076tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
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Net investment income (loss) on cash                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income 15,095tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(2,906)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          5,921tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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2,243tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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17,961tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(1,230)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Net investment gains on securities purchased under and agreement to resell                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income (2,381)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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1,207tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          (2,592)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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1,228tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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1,863tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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562tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Management and performance fees                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income (8,440)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(19,558)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          (46,630)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(57,750)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(87,333)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(50,211)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Other investment expenses                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income (1,069)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(1,131)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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          (2,964)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(3,439)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(5,247)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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(3,758)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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Deposit liabilities and reinsurance contracts investment expense                        
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                        
Change in net investment income                   $ (4,922)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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$ (446)tpre_IncreaseDecreaseinInvestmentIncome
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