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Junior Subordinated Debt Securities Payable (Narrative) (Details) (Junior Subordinated Debt Securities [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate 6.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Original Principal Amount $ 329,897,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
Early redemption of junior subordinated debt, pre-tax expense $ 7,282,000re_EarlyRedemptionOfJuniorSubordinatedDebtPreTaxExpense
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