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Noncontrolling Interests
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Noncontrolling Interests
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Redeemable noncontrolling interest ("RNCI") as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 comprised the ownership interests held by Trident (39.32%) and Dowling (1.71%) in our subsidiary North Bay Holdings Limited ("North Bay"). North Bay owns our investments in StarStone and Atrium as well as certain non-life run-off portfolios. The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amount of the equity attributable to the RNCI as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015: 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
417,663

 
$
374,619

Capital contributions
 
—

 
15,728

Dividends paid
 
—

 
(16,128
)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to RNCI
 
9,107

 
(8,797
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to RNCI
 
1,481

 
(745
)
Transfer from (to) noncontrolling interest
 
—

 
15,801

Accretion of RNCI to redemption value
 
875

 
37,185

Balance at end of period
 
$
429,126

 
$
417,663


Refer to Note 16 - "Related Party Transactions" and Note 17 - "Commitments and Contingencies" for additional information regarding RNCI.
Noncontrolling Interest
As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $3.9 million of noncontrolling interest ("NCI") primarily related to an external interest in one of our non-life run-off subsidiaries.