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Earnings per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Numerator:        
Net income attributable to Maiden shareholders $ (55,051) $ 40,852 $ (44,854) $ 117,678
Dividends on preference shares (8,545) (9,023) (20,611) (27,723)
Amount allocated to participating common shareholders (6) (19) (17) (55)
Numerator for basic EPS - net income allocated to Maiden common shareholders (63,602) 31,810 (65,482) 89,900
Potentially dilutive securities:        
Dividends on convertible preference shares - Series B 0 2,991 0 8,971
Numerator for diluted EPS - net (loss) income allocated to Maiden common shareholders after assumed conversion $ (63,602) $ 34,801 $ (65,482) $ 98,871
Denominator:        
Weighted average number of common shares - basic (in shares) 85,859,201 75,993,451 86,256,481 74,625,839
Potentially dilutive securities:        
Share options and restricted share units (in shares) 0 1,100,206 0 1,085,740
Convertible preference shares (in shares) 0 9,057,294 0 10,306,440
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares and assumed conversions – diluted (in shares) 85,859,201 86,150,951 86,256,481 86,018,019
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders (in dollars per share) $ (0.74) $ 0.42 $ (0.76) $ 1.20
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to Maiden common shareholders (in dollars per share) $ (0.74) $ 0.40 $ (0.76) $ 1.15
Preference shares - Series A, C and D [Member]        
Numerator:        
Dividends on preference shares $ (8,545) $ (6,032) $ (20,611) $ (18,752)
Convertible preference shares - Series B [Member]        
Numerator:        
Dividends on preference shares $ 0 $ (2,991) $ 0 $ (8,971)