Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company - Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ 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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| Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ 131,092 | $ 117,215 | $ 91,352 | ||||||||
| Net realized gains on investment | 2,498 | 1,163 | 3,585 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Expenses | |||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 64,872 | 62,558 | 58,353 | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | (7,753) | (4,150) | (2,809) | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 2,446,789 | 2,277,470 | 2,005,337 | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Maiden | 24,716 | 22,499 | 20,519 | 32,405 | 27,514 | 27,798 | 25,804 | (4,062) | 124,476 | 101,391 | 102,735 |
| Dividends on preference shares | (24,337) | (24,337) | (14,834) | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Maiden common shareholders | 100,139 | 77,054 | 87,901 | ||||||||
| 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) |
| Parent Company | |||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net investment income | 2,034 | 4,892 | 2,773 | ||||||||
| Net realized gains on investment | 20 | 981 | 0 | ||||||||
| Other fee revenue | 1,321 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total revenues | 3,375 | 5,873 | 2,773 | ||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 16,319 | 14,588 | 11,732 | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | 668 | 893 | (626) | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 16,987 | 15,481 | 11,106 | ||||||||
| Loss before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries | (13,612) | (9,608) | (8,333) | ||||||||
| Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries | 138,088 | 110,999 | 111,068 | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Maiden | 124,476 | 101,391 | 102,735 | ||||||||
| Dividends on preference shares | (24,337) | (24,337) | (14,834) | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Maiden common shareholders | 100,139 | 77,054 | 87,901 | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) - attributable to Maiden | $ 5,416 | $ 170,900 | $ (12,611) | ||||||||