Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	10. Subsequent Events On July 7, 2015, EXOR enhanced the terms of its proposal by providing (i) a 100 basis points increase in the preferred share dividend rate, (ii) call protection until 2021, and (iii) a commitment to limit distributions to common shareholders to an amount not greater than 67% of earnings until December 31, 2020. On July 10, 2015, PartnerRe and AXIS announced that the special general meetings of the shareholders of both companies to approve the Amalgamation Agreement that were originally scheduled for July 24, 2015, were postponed until August 7, 2015. On July 16, 2015, PartnerRe and AXIS amended the Amalgamation Agreement further to increase the one-time special dividend to be paid by the Company to its common shareholders to 17.50 per share and, subject to certain conditions, to match the economic terms proposed by EXOR on July 7, 2015 in relation to the Company's preferred shares. On July 20, 2015, EXOR further announced an increase in its proposal to acquire 100% of the common shares of PartnerRe for $137.50 per share in cash by adding one-time special dividend of $3.00 per share to be paid by PartnerRe to its common shareholders pre-closing. On July 21, 2015, PartnerRe announced that it had determined that EXOR's enhanced proposal of July 20, 2015 would reasonably be likely to result in a superior proposal in accordance with the Amalgamation Agreement. As a result, the Board sought to engage in negotiations with EXOR, and offered EXOR the opportunity to conduct due diligence, to determine whether the current EXOR proposal could be improved both in price and terms. Contemporaneously, PartnerRe stated that the Board continued to view the Amalgamation with AXIS as superior in value, terms and certainty of closing compared to the current EXOR proposal and was re-affirming its recommendation supporting the Amalgamation Agreement. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co., providers of proxy advisory services to shareholders, recommended on July 24, 2015 and July 25, 2015, respectively, that the Company’s shareholders vote against the amalgamation at the special meeting of the PartnerRe shareholders scheduled to be held on August 7, 2015.

10. Subsequent Events

On July 7, 2015, EXOR enhanced the terms of its proposal by providing (i) a 100 basis points increase in the preferred share dividend rate, (ii) call protection until 2021, and (iii) a commitment to limit distributions to common shareholders to an amount not greater than 67% of earnings until December 31, 2020.

On July 10, 2015, PartnerRe and AXIS announced that the special general meetings of the shareholders of both companies to approve the Amalgamation Agreement that were originally scheduled for July 24, 2015, were postponed until August 7, 2015.

On July 16, 2015, PartnerRe and AXIS amended the Amalgamation Agreement further to increase the one-time special dividend to be paid by the Company to its common shareholders to 17.50 per share and, subject to certain conditions, to match the economic terms proposed by EXOR on July 7, 2015 in relation to the Company's preferred shares.

On July 20, 2015, EXOR further announced an increase in its proposal to acquire 100% of the common shares of PartnerRe for $137.50 per share in cash by adding one-time special dividend of $3.00 per share to be paid by PartnerRe to its common shareholders pre-closing.

On July 21, 2015, PartnerRe announced that it had determined that EXOR's enhanced proposal of July 20, 2015 would reasonably be likely to result in a superior proposal in accordance with the Amalgamation Agreement. As a result, the Board sought to engage in negotiations with EXOR, and offered EXOR the opportunity to conduct due diligence, to determine whether the current EXOR proposal could be improved both in price and terms. Contemporaneously, PartnerRe stated that the Board continued to view the Amalgamation with AXIS as superior in value, terms and certainty of closing compared to the current EXOR proposal and was re-affirming its recommendation supporting the Amalgamation Agreement.

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co., providers of proxy advisory services to shareholders, recommended on July 24, 2015 and July 25, 2015, respectively, that the Company’s shareholders vote against the amalgamation at the special meeting of the PartnerRe shareholders scheduled to be held on August 7, 2015.