Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$ 430,224	$ 369,642	$ 2,051,485	$ 1,675,217
Net premiums written	284,222	266,820	1,315,813	1,179,532
Decrease (increase) in unearned premiums	62,299	95,568	(264,284)	(140,556)
Net premiums earned	346,521	362,388	1,051,529	1,038,976
Net investment income	51,423	28,338	134,410	106,649
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(5,986)	616	(8,368)	(4,254)
Equity in (losses) earnings of other ventures	(11,630)	5,730	(3,997)	17,185
Other income	2,268	2,306	9,001	5,272
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	59,870	(41,138)	191,295	(26,101)
Total revenues	442,466	358,240	1,373,870	1,137,727
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	112,575	100,028	406,930	346,225
Acquisition expenses	80,580	78,126	215,177	183,193
Operational expenses	40,493	54,518	147,801	154,812
Corporate expenses	11,537	7,322	25,514	65,723
Interest expense	10,536	10,542	31,610	25,720
Total expenses	255,721	250,536	827,032	775,673
Income before taxes	186,745	107,704	546,838	362,054
Income tax benefit (expense)	1,316	4,573	(8,040)	54,319
Net income	188,061	112,277	538,798	416,373
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(35,641)	(31,153)	(110,867)	(82,982)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe	152,420	81,124	427,931	333,391
Dividends on preference shares	(5,595)	(5,595)	(16,786)	(16,786)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$ 146,825	$ 75,529	$ 411,145	$ 316,605
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic (in usd per share)	$ 3.58	$ 1.68	$ 9.77	$ 7.25
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted (in usd per share)	3.56	1.66	9.71	7.19
Dividends per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.30	$ 0.93	$ 0.9