Fair Value (Details - Level 3 inputs and transfers) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 641,183,000		$ 549,240,000		$ 609,489,000		$ 500,286,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	19,226,000		(4,970,000)		40,801,000		(39,142,000)
Purchases and issuances	175,131,000		72,837,000		309,105,000		255,805,000
Sales and settlements	59,795,000		57,185,000		183,650,000		197,207,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	(6,800,000)		0		(6,800,000)		40,180,000
Balance, end of period	768,945,000		559,922,000		768,945,000		559,922,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	14,691,000		(4,403,000)		28,624,000		6,391,000
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to senior notes	750,000,000				750,000,000				750,000,000
Debt related to capital efficient notes	70,989,000				70,989,000				70,989,000
[NotesIssuedByPartnerReFinanceALlcMember]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	250,000,000				250,000,000				250,000,000
[NotesIssuedByPartnerReFinanceBLlcMember]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	500,000,000				500,000,000				500,000,000
[NotesIssuedByPartnerReFinanceIiIncMember]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	63,000,000				63,000,000				63,000,000
[EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to senior notes	866,128,000	[1]			866,128,000	[1]			781,449,000	[1]
Debt related to capital efficient notes	63,518,000	[2]			63,518,000	[2]			55,678,000	[2]
[CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to senior notes	750,000,000	[1]			750,000,000	[1]			750,000,000	[1]
Debt related to capital efficient notes	63,384,000	[2]			63,384,000	[2]			63,384,000	[2]
[FixedMaturitiesMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	518,676,000		465,054,000		480,530,000		345,535,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	2,998,000		5,073,000		11,903,000		(18,530,000)
Purchases and issuances	149,830,000		39,354,000		237,184,000		216,560,000
Sales and settlements	24,938,000		58,870,000		83,051,000		133,134,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		40,180,000
Balance, end of period	646,566,000		450,611,000		646,566,000		450,611,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	2,939,000		7,309,000		11,669,000		19,558,000
[FixedMaturitiesMember] | [USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	117,235,000		86,782,000		111,415,000		55,124,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	1,618,000		2,100,000		2,900,000		3,724,000
Purchases and issuances	90,050,000		0		94,750,000		30,064,000
Sales and settlements	83,000		37,000		245,000		67,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	208,820,000		88,845,000		208,820,000		88,845,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	1,618,000		2,100,000		2,900,000		3,724,000
[FixedMaturitiesMember] | [CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	111,070,000		116,428,000		111,700,000		76,982,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	681,000		969,000		111,000		(36,097,000)
Purchases and issuances	56,000		195,000		120,000		41,073,000
Sales and settlements	3,250,000		5,545,000		3,374,000		10,091,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		40,180,000
Balance, end of period	108,557,000		112,047,000		108,557,000		112,047,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	582,000		582,000		(2,000)		2,949,000
[FixedMaturitiesMember] | [AssetBackedSecuritiesSecuritizedLoansAndReceivablesMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	290,371,000		261,843,000		257,415,000		213,139,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	699,000		2,005,000		8,892,000		12,683,000
Purchases and issuances	59,724,000		39,159,000		142,314,000		140,803,000
Sales and settlements	21,605,000		53,288,000		79,432,000		116,906,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	329,189,000		249,719,000		329,189,000		249,719,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	739,000		4,627,000		8,771,000		12,885,000
[FixedMaturitiesMember] | [ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period							0
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income							1,385,000
Purchases and issuances							4,212,000
Sales and settlements							5,597,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3							0
Balance, end of period			0				0
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period							0
[FixedMaturitiesMember] | [CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period			1,000				290,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income			(1,000)				(225,000)
Purchases and issuances			0				408,000
Sales and settlements			0				473,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3			0				0
Balance, end of period			0				0
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period			0				0
[ShortTermInvestmentsMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period			2,923,000				0
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income			0				(1,069,000)
Purchases and issuances			0				3,992,000
Sales and settlements			2,923,000				2,923,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3			0				0
Balance, end of period			0				0
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period			0				0
[EquitySecuritiesMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	33,374,000		6,705,000		16,165,000		43,413,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	962,000		(39,000)		4,179,000		1,442,000
Purchases and issuances	0		0		13,992,000		0
Sales and settlements	0		0		0		38,189,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	(6,800,000)		0		(6,800,000)		0
Balance, end of period	27,536,000		6,666,000		27,536,000		6,666,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	962,000		(39,000)		4,179,000		(408,000)
[EquitySecuritiesMember] | [FinanceMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	19,422,000		163,000		9,670,000		2,486,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	750,000		(10,000)		3,702,000		229,000
Purchases and issuances	0		0		6,800,000		0
Sales and settlements	0		0		0		2,562,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	(6,800,000)		0		(6,800,000)		0
Balance, end of period	13,372,000		153,000		13,372,000		153,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	750,000		(10,000)		3,702,000		3,000
[EquitySecuritiesMember] | [MutualFundsAndExchangeTradedFundsMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	6,760,000		6,542,000		6,495,000		40,927,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	311,000		(29,000)		576,000		1,213,000
Purchases and issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales and settlements	0		0		0		35,627,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	7,071,000		6,513,000		7,071,000		6,513,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	311,000		(29,000)		576,000		(411,000)
[EquitySecuritiesMember] | [TechnologyMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	7,192,000				0
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	(99,000)				(99,000)
Purchases and issuances	0				7,192,000
Sales and settlements	0				0
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0				0
Balance, end of period	7,093,000				7,093,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	(99,000)				(99,000)
[OtherInvestedAssetsMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	73,736,000		52,483,000		97,027,000		78,324,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	12,798,000		(6,101,000)		22,621,000		(18,111,000)
Purchases and issuances	25,301,000		33,483,000		57,929,000		35,253,000
Sales and settlements	34,857,000		(4,608,000)		100,599,000		10,993,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	76,978,000		84,473,000		76,978,000		84,473,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	8,322,000		(8,698,000)		10,678,000		(10,695,000)
[OtherInvestedAssetsMember] | [DerivativeMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	1,207,000		(21,535,000)		5,622,000		(7,954,000)
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	3,152,000		3,290,000		4,157,000		(5,513,000)
Purchases and issuances	0		675,000		(5,420,000)	[3]	(4,103,000)	[4]
Sales and settlements	0		(10,000,000)	[5]	0		(10,000,000)	[4]
Issuances					5,700,000		5,100,000
Settlements			10,000,000				10,000,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	4,359,000		(7,570,000)		4,359,000		(7,570,000)
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	4,168,000		3,290,000		4,874,000		3,790,000
[OtherInvestedAssetsMember] | [OtherInvestedAssetsOtherAssetsMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	72,529,000		74,018,000		91,405,000		86,278,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	9,646,000		(9,391,000)		18,464,000		(12,598,000)
Purchases and issuances	25,301,000		32,808,000		63,349,000		39,356,000
Sales and settlements	34,857,000		5,392,000		100,599,000		20,993,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	72,619,000		92,043,000		72,619,000		92,043,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	4,154,000		(11,988,000)		5,804,000		(14,485,000)
[FundsHeldDirectlyManagedInvestmentMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	15,397,000		22,075,000		15,767,000		33,014,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	2,468,000		(3,903,000)		2,098,000		(2,874,000)
Purchases and issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales and settlements	0		0		0		11,968,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	17,865,000		18,172,000		17,865,000		18,172,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	2,468,000		(2,975,000)		2,098,000		(2,064,000)
[FundsHeldDirectlyManagedInvestmentMember] | [OtherInvestedAssetsFundsHeldDirectlyManagedMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	15,076,000		21,720,000		15,433,000		20,528,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	2,460,000		(3,882,000)		2,103,000		(2,690,000)
Purchases and issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales and settlements	0		0		0		0
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	17,536,000		17,838,000		17,536,000		17,838,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	2,460,000		(2,954,000)		2,103,000		(2,030,000)
[FundsHeldDirectlyManagedInvestmentMember] | [USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period	321,000		355,000		334,000		368,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income	8,000		(21,000)		(5,000)		(34,000)
Purchases and issuances	0		0		0		0
Sales and settlements	0		0		0		0
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	329,000		334,000		329,000		334,000
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period	8,000		(21,000)		(5,000)		(34,000)
[FundsHeldDirectlyManagedInvestmentMember] | [AssetBackedSecuritiesMember]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of period							12,118,000
Realized and unrealized investment gains (losses) included in net (loss) income							(150,000)
Purchases and issuances							0
Sales and settlements							11,968,000
Net transfers (out of)/ into Level 3							0
Balance, end of period			0				0
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses) relating to assets held at the end of period							$ 0

[1] PartnerRe Finance A LLC and PartnerRe Finance B LLC, the issuers of the Senior Notes, do not meet consolidation requirements under U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the Company shows the related intercompany debt of $750 million in its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

[2] PartnerRe Finance II Inc., the issuer of the CENts, does not meet consolidation requirements under U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the Company shows the related intercompany debt of $71 million in its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2012.

[3]  (1) Purchases and issuances of derivatives includes issuances of $5.7 million.

[4] (1) Purchases and issuances of derivatives includes issuances of $5.1 million. Sales and settlements of derivatives includes settlements of $10.0 million.

[5]  (1) Sales and settlements of derivatives includes settlements of $10.0 million.