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INVESTMENTS (Details 5) - 10K (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Amortized cost of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity    
Due in one year or less $ 19,147,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost  
Due after one year through five years 219,567,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost  
Due after five years through 10 years 570,196,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost  
Due after 10 years 248,956,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost  
Total amoritzed cost 1,448,204,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 1,431,049,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity    
Due in one year or less 19,368,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue  
Due after one year through five years 229,146,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue  
Due after five years through 10 years 587,807,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue  
Due after 10 years 258,994,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue  
Total fair value 1,495,087,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities 1,440,052,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
Amortized cost of debt securities held-to-maturity by contractual maturity    
Held-to-maturity Securities, Total   651,000us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Fair value of debt securities held-to-maturity by contractual maturity    
Total fair value 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue 687,000us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
Net unrealized appreciation of available-for-sale fixed maturities and equity securities 264,000,000rli_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLossAccumulatedInInvestments 208,800,000rli_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLossAccumulatedInInvestments
Mtge/ABS/CMBS    
Amortized cost of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity    
Total amoritzed cost 390,338,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
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Fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity    
Total fair value $ 399,772,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
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