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Shareholders' Equity - Changes in Preference Shares Outstanding (Details)	Mar. 31, 2022 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Outstanding shares issued by Maiden Holdings (in shares)	18,600,000
Less: Total shares held by Maiden Reinsurance (in shares)	12,506,468
Total shares held by non-affiliates (in shares)	6,093,532
Percentage held by Maiden Reinsurance	67.20%
Series A
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Outstanding shares issued by Maiden Holdings (in shares)	6,000,000
Less: Total shares held by Maiden Reinsurance (in shares)	4,064,311
Total shares held by non-affiliates (in shares)	1,935,689
Percentage held by Maiden Reinsurance	67.70%
Series C
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Outstanding shares issued by Maiden Holdings (in shares)	6,600,000
Less: Total shares held by Maiden Reinsurance (in shares)	4,410,226
Total shares held by non-affiliates (in shares)	2,189,774
Percentage held by Maiden Reinsurance	66.80%
Series D
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Outstanding shares issued by Maiden Holdings (in shares)	6,000,000
Less: Total shares held by Maiden Reinsurance (in shares)	4,031,931
Total shares held by non-affiliates (in shares)	1,968,069
Percentage held by Maiden Reinsurance	67.20%

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 1
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