2.4.0.81130 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001165880duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Income Taxes2false 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: white 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: white 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: white 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in;"> <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">NOTE 13.  Income Taxes <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">The Company is domiciled in Bermuda and has subsidiaries domiciled in several countries, including the U.S. The Company, Montpelier Re and Blue Water Re intend to conduct substantially all of their operations in Bermuda in a manner such that it is improbable that they would be viewed as being engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. However, because there is no definitive authority regarding activities that constitute being engaged in a trade or business in the U.S., there can be no assurance that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will not contend, perhaps successfully, that the Company, Montpelier Re or Blue Water Re is engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. In that event, those entities would be subject to U.S. income tax, as well as a branch profits tax, on income that is treated as effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business unless the corporation is entitled to relief under a tax treaty. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">The Company’s U.S.-domiciled subsidiaries are subject to federal, state and local corporate income taxes and other taxes applicable to U.S. corporations. The provision for federal income taxes has been determined under the principles of the consolidated tax provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and Regulations. The Company also has subsidiaries domiciled in the U.K. and Switzerland which are subject to the respective income taxes in those jurisdictions. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">During the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, Montpelier recorded an income tax benefit of $0.4 million and zero million, respectively, and during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, Montpelier recorded an income tax benefit of $0.2 million and zero million, respectively.  During each of the periods presented, the movements in Montpelier’s income taxes were associated primarily with its U.K. operations.</div>   <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: white 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: white 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: white 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in;"> <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, Montpelier paid $0.1 million in income taxes.  During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, Montpelier paid less than $0.1 million in income taxes. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">Bermuda <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">The Company and its Bermuda-domiciled subsidiaries have received an assurance from the Bermuda government exempting them from all local income, withholding and capital gains taxes until March 31, 2035. At the present time, no such taxes are levied in Bermuda.  During the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, these companies had pretax income (losses) of $(21.1) million and $63.8 million, respectively, and during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, these companies had pretax income of $63.0 million and $175.9 million, respectively.</div>   <div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: white 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: white 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: white 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: white 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in;"> <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">United Kingdom <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">MCL, MUAL, MUSL and their parent, Montpelier Holdings Limited, are subject to U.K. income taxes. During the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, these companies had pretax income (losses) of $(2.5) million and $1.7 million, respectively, and during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, these companies had pretax income (losses) of $10.2 million and $(0.1) million, respectively.  Of these U.K. entities, only MCL remains in a cumulative net operating loss position.  Although net operating losses ordinarily give rise to deferred tax assets, due to the uncertainty at this time as to whether MCL will generate sufficient taxable income in future periods to utilize such assets, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Montpelier has established U.K. deferred tax asset valuation allowances of $1.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, against its existing U.K. gross deferred tax assets of $1.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">The cumulative net operating loss associated with MCL’s operations may be carried forward to offset future taxable income generated by that entity and do not expire with time. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">The pretax income associated with any of these U.K. entities is generally taxable to Montpelier unless: (i) that entity has prior year net operating losses that may be utilized to fully or partially offset its current income tax liability; or (ii) another entity within Montpelier’s U.K. group of companies experiences a current year pretax loss which is eligible to be used to fully or partially offset any other entity’s current income tax liability (“Group Relief”). <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">During the three month period ending June 30, 2013, the entities within Montpelier’s U.K. group generated a net loss and, accordingly, Montpelier recorded an income tax benefit of $0.4 million. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">During the six month period ending June 30, 2013, the entities within Montpelier’s U.K. group generated net pretax income which arose primarily from MCL.  MCL was able to fully utilize its cumulative net operating loss while the other companies within the Montpelier U.K. group (those other than MCL) recorded an income tax benefit of $0.2 million. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">During the three month period ended June 30, 2012, the entities within Montpelier’s U.K. group generated net pretax income.  Nonetheless, MCL was able to utilize its cumulative net operating loss and the remaining companies were able to utilize Group Relief.  As a result, the Montpelier U.K. group did not incur an income tax provision during that period. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">During the six month period ended June 30, 2012, the entities within Montpelier’s U.K. group generated a pretax loss. Group Relief and utilization of cumulative net operating losses resulted in the U.K. group not incurring an income tax provision or benefit during that period. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">United States <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">MUI, MTR, BCAL and their parent, Montpelier Re U.S. Holdings Ltd., are subject to U.S. Federal income tax but are currently in a cumulative net operating loss position. During each of the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, these companies had pretax income of zero million and during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, these companies had pretax income of zero million and $0.1 million, respectively.   Although cumulative net operating losses ordinarily give rise to deferred tax assets, due to the uncertainty at this time as to whether such operations will generate sufficient taxable income in future periods to utilize such assets, Montpelier has established an offsetting U.S. deferred tax asset valuation allowance against its existing gross deferred tax asset of $14.0 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">The net operating losses associated with the Company’s U.S.-based operations may be carried forward to offset future taxable income in that jurisdiction and will begin to expire in 2027. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">The Company’s U.S.-based operations are also subject to state and local income taxes. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, such state and local income taxes totaled less than $0.1 million. <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">Switzerland <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">  <p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;">MEAG is subject to Swiss income taxes. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, such income taxes totaled less than $0.1 million.</div>   </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for income taxes. 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