Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 21, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document type	10-K
Document period end date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity registrant name	PARTNERRE LTD.
Entity central index key	0000911421
Entity current reporting status	Yes
Entity voluntary filers	No
Current fiscal year end date	--12-31
Entity filer category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity well known seasoned issuer	Yes
Entity public float			$ 4,928,998,593
Entity common stock shares outstanding		51,645,126