Condensed Quarterly Financial Data - Unaudited (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ 620,917 | $ 693,696 | $ 647,071 | $ 611,427 | $ 641,917 | $ 623,506 | $ 563,422 | $ 552,322 | $ 2,573,111 | $ 2,381,167 | $ 2,110,056 |
| Net income | 30,724 | 28,515 | 26,511 | 38,534 | 33,631 | 33,926 | 31,915 | 2,061 | 124,284 | 101,533 | 102,856 |
| Net (loss) income attributable to Maiden common shareholders | 24,716 | 22,499 | 20,519 | 32,405 | 27,514 | 27,798 | 25,804 | (4,062) | 124,476 | 101,391 | 102,735 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) - attributable to Maiden | $ (15,974) | $ 10,658 | $ (39,962) | $ 50,694 | $ 41,648 | $ 3,176 | $ 86,260 | $ 39,816 | $ 5,416 | $ 170,900 | $ (12,611) |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders (in dollars per share) | $ 0.34 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.35 | $ (0.06) | $ 1.36 | $ 1.06 | $ 1.21 |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders (in dollars per share) | $ 0.32 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.41 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.34 | $ (0.06) | $ 1.31 | $ 1.04 | $ 1.18 |
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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