Organization	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure - Organization [Abstract]
Organization	1. Organization PartnerRe Ltd. (PartnerRe or the Company) predominantly provides reinsurance and certain specialty insurance lines on a worldwide basis through its principal wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd., Partner Reinsurance Europe SE, Partner Reinsurance Company of the U.S. and Partner Reinsurance Asia Pte. Ltd. Risks reinsured include, but are not limited to, property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, mortality, longevity, accident and health and alternative risk products. The Company’s alternative risk products include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies on a worldwide basis. On August 2, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Exor N.V., Pillar Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exor N.V., and solely with respect to certain specified sections thereof, EXOR S.p.A. (EXOR), a European investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, whereby Pillar Ltd. would be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Exor N.V. (the Merger). On November 19, 2015, the Merger was approved by the Company’s shareholders, pending certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. On March 18, 2016, the Company announced completion of the acquisition by EXOR following receipt of all regulatory approvals. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each PartnerRe common share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was cancelled and converted into $137.50 in cash per share and entitled to receive a one-time special pre-closing cash dividend in the amount of $3.00 per common share (Special Dividend). One common share at $1.00 par value was issued to Exor N.V., representing 100% common share ownership of the Company, and the Company paid the Special Dividend of approximately $150 million. In addition, under the terms of the Merger Agreement, EXOR paid cash of approximately of $42.7 million in aggregate to the holders of record of the Company’s preferred shares on March 18, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, PartnerRe common shares are no longer traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Company’s preferred shares continue to be traded on the NYSE following the closing of the transaction.

1. Organization

PartnerRe Ltd. (PartnerRe or the Company) predominantly provides reinsurance and certain specialty insurance lines on a worldwide basis through its principal wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd., Partner Reinsurance Europe SE, Partner Reinsurance Company of the U.S. and Partner Reinsurance Asia Pte. Ltd. Risks reinsured include, but are not limited to, property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, mortality, longevity, accident and health and alternative risk products. The Company’s alternative risk products include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies on a worldwide basis.

On August 2, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Exor N.V., Pillar Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exor N.V., and solely with respect to certain specified sections thereof, EXOR S.p.A. (EXOR), a European investment company controlled by the Agnelli family, whereby Pillar Ltd. would be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Exor N.V. (the Merger).

On November 19, 2015, the Merger was approved by the Company’s shareholders, pending certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

On March 18, 2016, the Company announced completion of the acquisition by EXOR following receipt of all regulatory approvals. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each PartnerRe common share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was cancelled and converted into $137.50 in cash per share and entitled to receive a one-time special pre-closing cash dividend in the amount of $3.00 per common share (Special Dividend). One common share at $1.00 par value was issued to Exor N.V., representing 100% common share ownership of the Company, and the Company paid the Special Dividend of approximately $150 million.

In addition, under the terms of the Merger Agreement, EXOR paid cash of approximately of $42.7 million in aggregate to the holders of record of the Company’s preferred shares on March 18, 2016.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, PartnerRe common shares are no longer traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Company’s preferred shares continue to be traded on the NYSE following the closing of the transaction.