Debt (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 PartnerRe Finance B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PartnerRe Finance A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PartnerRe Finance II [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance B LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance B LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance B LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance B LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance B LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance A LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance A LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance A LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance A LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Notes Debt [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance A LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]	Nov. 30, 2006 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member] June 1, 2007 - December 1, 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member] December 1, 2016 - December 1, 2066 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member] June 1, 2007 - December 1, 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Capital efficient notes [Member] Notes Issued To Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member] December 1, 2016 - December 1, 2066 [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Percentage Of Indirect Ownership In Subsidiary				100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Stated interest rate of debt instrument							5.50%		5.50%			6.875%		6.875%						6.44%						6.44%
Face amount of debt instrument							$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000			$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000			$ 63,000,000	$ 63,000,000	$ 250,000,000			$ 257,600,000
Maturity date							Jun. 01, 2020		Jun. 01, 2020			Jun. 01, 2018		Jun. 01, 2018			Dec. 01, 2066					Dec. 01, 2066
Payment frequency							semi-annual		semi-annual			semi-annual		semi-annual						semi-annual	quarterly					semi-annual	quarterly
Date of first required interest payment							Jun. 01, 2010		Jun. 01, 2010			Dec. 01, 2008		Dec. 01, 2008			Jun. 01, 2007					Jun. 01, 2007
Interest expense incurred (debt-related)									27,500,000	27,500,000	27,500,000			17,200,000	17,200,000	17,200,000						4,600,000	4,600,000	4,600,000
Interest paid during period (debt - related)	49,259,000	49,259,000	49,259,000						27,500,000	27,500,000	27,500,000			17,200,000	17,200,000	17,200,000						4,600,000	4,600,000	4,600,000
Earliest date that debt may be redeemed other than upon occurrence of specific rating agency or tax events																	2016-12-01
Interest rate in excess of LIBOR																					2.325%						2.325%
Carrying amount at balance sheet date																	63,400,000	63,400,000				71,000,000	71,000,000
Repayments of debt during the period																	93,300,000								93,300,000
Net realized gain on purchase of capital efficient notes																									88,400,000
Amount of debt extinguished																	186,600,000								186,600,000
Percentage of outstanding debt extinguished																	75.00%
Cash tender offer																	500
Face value																	$ 1,000