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Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
REVENUES:      
Premiums earned $ 5,169,135us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet $ 4,753,543us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet $ 4,164,628us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
Net investment income 530,570us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome 548,509us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome 600,202us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome
Net realized capital gains (losses):      
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities (39,502)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount (1,052)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount (10,022)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsAmount
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income (loss)         
Other net realized capital gains (losses) 123,548us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet 301,279us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet 174,422us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet
Total net realized capital gains (losses) 84,046us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses 300,227us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses 164,400us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses
Net derivative gain (loss) (11,599)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet 44,044us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet (9,738)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
Other income (expense) 18,437us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating (5,487)us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 3,318us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Total revenues 5,790,589us-gaap_Revenues 5,640,836us-gaap_Revenues 4,922,810us-gaap_Revenues
CLAIMS AND EXPENSES:      
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses 2,906,534us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 2,800,251us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 2,745,265us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
Commission, brokerage, taxes and fees 1,135,586us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense 977,558us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense 952,701us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
Other underwriting expenses 240,400us-gaap_OtherUnderwritingExpense 237,126us-gaap_OtherUnderwritingExpense 207,659us-gaap_OtherUnderwritingExpense
Corporate expenses 23,421us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 24,817us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 23,976us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Interest, fees and bond issue cost amortization expense 38,533us-gaap_InterestExpense 46,118us-gaap_InterestExpense 53,683us-gaap_InterestExpense
Total claims and expenses 4,344,474us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 4,085,870us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 3,983,284us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES 1,446,115us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,554,966us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 939,526us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Income tax expense (benefit) 187,652us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 289,706us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 110,572us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
NET INCOME (LOSS) 1,258,463us-gaap_ProfitLoss 1,265,260us-gaap_ProfitLoss 828,954us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (59,307)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (5,878)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest  
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO EVEREST RE GROUP 1,199,156us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,259,382us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 828,954us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax :      
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ("URA(D)") on securities arising during the period 704us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (395,797)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 174,025us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses (gains) included in net income (loss) 21,392us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (6,977)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (19,676)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
Total URA(D) on securities arising during the period 22,096us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax (402,774)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 154,349us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
Foreign currency translation adjustments (95,417)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (162)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 22,698us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Benefit plan actuarial net gain (loss) for the period (39,110)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax 17,837us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax (11,771)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeReclassificationAdjustmentsNetOfTax
Reclassification adjustment for amortization of net (gain) loss included in net income (loss) 3,020us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossNetOfTax 5,778us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossNetOfTax 4,795us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossNetOfTax
Total benefit plan net gain (loss) for the period (36,090)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax 23,615us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax (6,976)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (109,411)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (379,321)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 170,071us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests         
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax attributable to Everest Re Group (109,411)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent (379,321)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 170,071us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) $ 1,089,745us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 880,061us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax $ 999,025us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO EVEREST RE GROUP:      
Basic $ 26.16us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 25.67us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 15.85us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted $ 25.91us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 25.44us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 15.79us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Dividends declared $ 3.2us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 2.19us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 1.92us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared