Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$ 1,432,012		$ 1,462,307		$ 3,180,946	$ 3,334,047
Net premiums written	1,322,304		1,418,665		2,975,519	3,157,159
Decrease (increase) in unearned premiums	5,522		(65,596)		(412,972)	(550,308)
Net premiums earned	1,327,826		1,353,069		2,562,547	2,606,851
Net investment income	120,192		129,967		224,823	246,834
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains	(255,734)		165,717		(140,089)	307,888
Other income	236		9,265		4,528	9,669
Total revenues	1,192,520		1,658,018		2,651,809	3,171,242
Expenses
Losses and loss expenses and life policy benefits	864,917		883,846		1,586,198	1,633,303
Acquisition costs	283,463		302,573		559,254	567,181
Other expenses	129,766		107,072		254,516	218,534
Interest expense	12,248		12,240		24,493	24,477
Amortization of intangible assets	6,767		7,003		13,535	14,005
Net foreign exchange losses (gains)	6,391		(2,023)		(6,756)	(2,693)
Total expenses	1,303,552		1,310,711		2,431,240	2,454,807
(Loss) income before taxes and interest in earnings of equity method investments	(111,032)		347,307		220,569	716,435
Income tax (benefit) expense	(13,844)		78,440		65,821	140,746
Interest in earnings of equity method investments	8,633		4,925		4,795	10,989
Net (loss) income	(88,555)		273,792		159,543	586,678
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(354)		(1,951)		(2,536)	(4,995)
Net (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd.	(88,909)		271,841		157,007	581,683
Preferred dividends	14,184		14,184		28,367	28,367
Net (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd. common shareholders	(103,093)		257,657		128,640	553,316
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd.	(88,909)		271,841		157,007	581,683
Change in currency translation adjustment	8,101		17,020		5,597	1,797
Change in unfunded pension obligation, net of tax	(891)		(9)		(1,327)	(10)
Change in unrealized losses on investments, net of tax	(214)		(222)		(431)	(447)
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax	6,996		16,789		3,839	1,340
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd.	$ (81,913)		$ 288,630		$ 160,846	$ 583,023
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic net (loss) income	$ (2.16)		$ 5.13		$ 2.70	$ 10.86
Diluted net (loss) income	$ (2.16)	[1]	$ 5.02	[1]	$ 2.64	$ 10.64	[1]
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	47,773,371		50,241,216		47,650,042	50,942,980
Weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding	47,773,371		51,328,761		48,785,437	52,024,451
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.70		$ 0.67		$ 1.40	$ 1.34

[1] Where the exercise price of share based awards is greater than the average market price of the common shares, the common shares are considered anti-dilutive and are excluded from the calculation of weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding - diluted. In addition, for the three months ended June 30, 2015, dilutive securities, in the form of share options and other, were not included in the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding for the purpose of computing the diluted net loss per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive.