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INVESTMENTS Debt and Common Stock Securities (Details) - 10K (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed income securities in unrealized loss positions  
Investment in low income housing tax credit partnership $ 10,000,000rli_InvestmentInHousingTaxCreditPartnership
Other Investments 11,597,000us-gaap_OtherInvestments
Total tax benefit on investments in housing tax credit partnership 200,000rli_TaxExpenseBenefitOnInvestments
Investment in FHLBC 1,800,000us-gaap_InvestmentInFederalHomeLoanBankStockFairValueDisclosure
Investment In Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnership Net Of Amortization Member  
Fixed income securities in unrealized loss positions  
Other Investments $ 9,800,000us-gaap_OtherInvestments
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