Number Of Hedge Fund Investments Held

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specified ratio of aggregate redemption requests to a fund's net assets, as of particular date, over which would trigger the ability of the fund to deny or delay a redemption request.

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The proportionate amount that the total fair value of other invested assets is to the total fair value of investments and cash and cash equivalents, expressed as a percentage.

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States the notice requirement (for example, 30 to 60 days) the entity is required to deliver before it can redeem its investment, or portion thereof, for each of those certain investments for which net asset value per share is calculated (including by unit, membership interest, or other equity (ownership interest) unit measure) (alternative investments), by major category.

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Period when redemption restriction has been in effect for investments for which net asset value per share is calculated (including by unit, membership interest, or other equity (ownership interest) unit measure), in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Cash and investments whose use in whole or in part is restricted for the long-term, generally by contractual agreements or regulatory requirements. For use in an unclassified balance sheet.

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Total investments, other than debt and equity securities, that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term (thus held for only a short period of time).

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Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified								9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 funds	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Hedge Funds [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Investments with redemption restrictions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Investments with redemption restrictions [Member] Hedge Funds [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Investments without redemption restrictions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Investments without redemption restrictions [Member] Hedge Funds [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Investments with redemption restrictions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Investments without redemption restrictions [Member] Hedge Funds [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Investments with redemption restrictions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Investments without redemption restrictions [Member] Hedge Funds [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 In favor of ceding companies, other counterparties, or government authorities	Dec. 31, 2011 In favor of ceding companies, other counterparties, or government authorities	Sep. 30, 2012 Pledged as collateral for letter of credity facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Pledged as collateral for letter of credity facility
Pledged assets:
Pledged assets												$ 2,076,294	$ 2,029,138	$ 1,047,023	$ 1,044,236
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Number of funds held	23
Other invested assets trading, at fair value	$ 564,702	$ 540,409	$ 440,507	$ 151,363	$ 27,168	$ 413,339	$ 413,339
Other invested assets, percentage of total portfolio	6.40%
Period of redemption restriction								1 year		3 years
Required notification period for redemption									P30D
Gate trigger, percentage									15.00%		25.00%