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Senior Notes (Schedule Of Outstanding Senior Notes) (Details) (Senior Notes [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
4.868% Senior notes due 6/1/2044 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, stated interest rate 4.868%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= re_SeniorNotes4868Member
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0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Date issued Jun. 05, 2014  
Date due Jun. 01, 2044 Jun. 01, 2044
Principal amounts $ 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Consolidated balance sheet amount 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= re_SeniorNotes4868Member
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Market value 404,892,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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5.4% Senior notes due 10/15/2014 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, stated interest rate 5.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= re_SeniorNotes540Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= re_SeniorNotes540Member
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Date issued Oct. 12, 2004  
Date due Oct. 15, 2014 Oct. 15, 2014
Principal amounts 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= re_SeniorNotes540Member
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Consolidated balance sheet amount   249,958,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= re_SeniorNotes540Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Market value   259,130,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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= re_SeniorNotes540Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember