Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)		2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income (loss) attributable to Everest Re Group per share:
Numerator
Net income (loss) attributable to Everest Re Group		$	88,553		$	274,916		$	620,588		$	859,033
Less:  dividends declared-common shares and nonvested common shares			(41,698	)		(33,973	)		(125,905	)		(103,034	)
Undistributed earnings			46,855			240,943			494,683			755,999
Percentage allocated to common shareholders (1)			99.0	%		98.9	%		98.9	%		99.0	%
			46,364			238,407			489,434			748,273
Add:  dividends declared-common shareholders			41,293			33,631			124,638			101,993
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share		$	87,657		$	272,038		$	614,072		$	850,266
Denominator
Denominator for basic earnings per weighted-average common shares			43,361			44,941			43,728			45,615
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options			367			415			392			426
Denominator for diluted earnings per adjusted weighted-average common shares			43,728			45,356			44,120			46,041
Per common share net income (loss)
Basic		$	2.02		$	6.05		$	14.04		$	18.64
Diluted		$	2.00		$	6.00		$	13.92		$	18.47
(1)	Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding		43,361			44,941			43,728			45,615
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding and nonvested common shares expected to vest			43,820			45,419			44,197			46,086
Percentage allocated to common shareholders			99.0	%		98.9	%		98.9	%		99.0	%
(Some amounts may not reconcile due to rounding.)