Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Share Capital - Ordinary Shares [Member]	Series A Non-Voting Convertible Ordinary Shares [Member]	Series B, C and D Non-Voting Convertible Ordinary Shares [Member]	Treasury Shares [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Attributable to Enstar Group Limited [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 13,752				$ 958,571	$ 24,439	$ 972,853	$ 221,478
Dividends paid									(1,740)
Issue of shares		1
Issue of shares and warrants, net						161
Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited	11,959							11,959
Reallocation to redeemable noncontrolling interest
Share awards granted/vested		46
Amortization of equity incentive plan						771
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1,026)								1,026	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,223)						(1,405)		182
Net movement in unrealized holding losses on investments	(1,739)						(1,356)		(383)
Balance, beginning and end of period at Mar. 31, 2013		13,799	2,973	2,726	(421,559)	959,503	21,678	984,812	220,563
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2013	1,977,523	13,803				962,145	13,978	1,181,457	222,000
Dividends paid
Issue of shares		2
Issue of shares and warrants, net						155
Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited	29,587							29,587
Reallocation to redeemable noncontrolling interest									1,028
Share awards granted/vested		42
Amortization of equity incentive plan						689
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	(3,825)								3,017	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	2,058						748		1,309
Net movement in unrealized holding losses on investments	(328)						(188)		(34)
Balance, beginning and end of period at Mar. 31, 2014	$ 2,013,078	$ 13,847	$ 2,973	$ 2,726	$ (421,559)	$ 962,989	$ 14,538	$ 1,211,044	$ 227,320

[1] Excludes earnings attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest.