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Credit Facilities (Summary Of Outstanding Letters Of Credit And/Or Borrowings Of Citibank Holdings Credit Facility) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Commitment $ 1,100,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity  
Citibank Holdings Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Commitment   150,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= re_HoldingsRevolvingCreditOneMember
Revolving Credit Borrowings [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Commitment      
In Use      
Citibank Holdings Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Commitment   150,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= re_CitibankHoldingsCreditFacilityMember
In Use   851us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= re_CitibankHoldingsCreditFacilityMember
Date of Loan Aug. 15, 2011  
Date of Expiry Aug. 15, 2014  
Holdings Letters Of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
In Use   $ 851us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= re_HoldingsLettersOfCreditMember
Date of Expiry   Dec. 31, 2014