Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)		Consolidating Adjustments  (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Assets
Total investments	$	387,274	$	119,163	$	267,556	$	45,027	$	8,497,948	$	—		$	9,316,968
Cash and cash equivalents	7,067		162		6,671		9,397		397,860		—			421,157
Investments in subsidiaries	4,074,769		34,761		843,089		1,165,413		—		(6,118,032		)	—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates	7,413		91,892		—		—		—		(99,305		)	—
Premiums receivable	—		—		—		—		987,323		—			987,323
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	—		—		—		—		441,260		—			441,260
Reinsurance recoverable	—		—		—		—		279,564		—			279,564
Accrued investment income	105		289		551		106		37,025		—			38,076
Deferred acquisition costs	—		—		—		—		335,325		—			335,325
Receivable for investments sold	136		2		99		45		105,559		—			105,841
Other assets	410,757		37,204		4,689		127,572		118,098		(522,938		)	175,382
Goodwill and other intangible assets	130,407		—		—		—		120,779		—			251,186
Total assets	$	5,017,928	$	283,473	$	1,122,655	$	1,347,560	$	11,320,741	$	(6,740,275	)	$	12,352,082
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,848,294	$	—		$	2,848,294
Unearned premiums	—		—		—		—		1,231,573		—			1,231,573
Debt	117,000		—		255,352		545,889		147,422		(117,000		)	948,663
Amounts due to subsidiaries and affiliates	14,644		42		123		96,061		—		(110,870		)	—
Reinsurance balances payable	—		—		—		—		673,983		—			673,983
Payable for investments purchased	—		—		—		—		305,714		—			305,714
Other liabilities	19,707		10,544		—		13,350		270,610		(12,527		)	301,684
Total liabilities	151,351		10,586		255,475		655,300		5,477,596		(240,397		)	6,309,911
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		1,175,594		—			1,175,594
Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity	4,866,577		272,887		867,180		692,260		4,667,551		(6,499,878		)	4,866,577
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity	$	5,017,928	$	283,473	$	1,122,655	$	1,347,560	$	11,320,741	$	(6,740,275	)	$	12,352,082

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)		Consolidating Adjustments  (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Assets
Total investments	$	349,892	$	127,087	$	205,777	$	—	$	8,316,312	$	—		$	8,999,068
Cash and cash equivalents	10,185		5,908		7,103		677		483,012		—			506,885
Investments in subsidiaries	3,902,519		48,754		867,909		1,185,736		—		(6,004,918		)	—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates	81,282		69,739		—		—		—		(151,021		)	—
Premiums receivable	—		—		—		—		778,009		—			778,009
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	—		—		—		—		230,671		—			230,671
Reinsurance recoverable	—		—		—		—		134,526		—			134,526
Accrued investment income	1,253		169		348		—		37,979		—			39,749
Deferred acquisition costs	—		—		—		—		199,380		—			199,380
Receivable for investments sold	26		1		68,537		—		152,270		—			220,834
Other assets	390,302		29,532		12,852		115,456		124,215		(491,346		)	181,011
Goodwill and other intangible assets	137,064		—		—		—		128,090		—			265,154
Total assets	$	4,872,523	$	281,190	$	1,162,526	$	1,301,869	$	10,584,464	$	(6,647,285	)	$	11,555,287
Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,767,045	$	—		$	2,767,045
Unearned premiums	—		—		—		—		889,102		—			889,102
Debt	117,000		—		268,196		545,187		147,112		(117,000		)	960,495
Amounts due to subsidiaries and affiliates	2,641		202		204		68,204		—		(71,251		)	—
Reinsurance balances payable	—		—		—		—		523,974		—			523,974
Payable for investments purchased	999		6		25		—		390,348		—			391,378
Other liabilities	19,699		1,148		6,620		—		222,320		(4,642		)	245,145
Total liabilities	140,339		1,356		275,045		613,391		4,939,901		(192,893		)	5,777,139
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		1,045,964		—			1,045,964
Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity	4,732,184		279,834		887,481		688,478		4,598,599		(6,454,392		)	4,732,184
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity	$	4,872,523	$	281,190	$	1,162,526	$	1,301,869	$	10,584,464	$	(6,647,285	)	$	11,555,287

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2014	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	1,062,416		$	—		$	1,062,416
Net investment income	2,706			1,765			123,582			(3,737		)	124,316
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(13		)	—			6,273			—			6,260
Equity in earnings of other ventures	—			—			26,075			—			26,075
Other loss	—			(7		)	(416		)	—			(423		)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	83			9,069			32,281			—			41,433
Total revenues	2,776			10,827			1,250,211			(3,737		)	1,260,077
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	—			—			197,947			—			197,947
Acquisition expenses	—			—			144,476			—			144,476
Operational expenses	(4,890		)	7,004			188,857			(332		)	190,639
Corporate expenses	20,787			238			1,724			—			22,749
Interest expense	—			14,467			2,935			—			17,402
Total expenses	15,897			21,709			535,939			(332		)	573,213
(Loss) income before equity in net earnings of subsidiaries and taxes	(13,121		)	(10,882		)	714,272			(3,405		)	686,864
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries	545,839			6,491			—			(552,330		)	—
Income (loss) before taxes	532,718			(4,391		)	714,272			(555,735		)	686,864
Income tax benefit (expense)	—			4,064			(4,672		)	—			(608		)
Net income (loss)	532,718			(327		)	709,600			(555,735		)	686,256
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			(153,538		)	—			(153,538		)
Net income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe	532,718			(327		)	556,062			(555,735		)	532,718
Dividends on preference shares	(22,381		)	—			—			—			(22,381		)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	510,337		$	(327	)	$	556,062		$	(555,735	)	$	510,337

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2014	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss)	$	532,718	$	(327	)	$	709,600		$	(555,735	)	$	686,256
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—		—			(715		)	—			(715		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	532,718		(327		)	708,885			(555,735		)	685,541
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—			(153,538		)	—			(153,538		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—			(153,538		)	—			(153,538		)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	532,718	$	(327	)	$	555,347		$	(555,735	)	$	532,003

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)			Consolidating Adjustments  (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,400,551		$	—		$	1,400,551
Net investment income	15,391			1,251			4,063			996			144,642			(13,776		)	152,567
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)	4			—			—			—			(3,055		)	—			(3,051		)
Equity in earnings of other ventures	—			—			—			—			20,481			—			20,481
Other income	663			—			—			—			13,472			(663		)	13,472
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments	(2,080		)	566			(2,600		)	—			(64,804		)	—			(68,918		)
Total revenues	13,978			1,817			1,463			996			1,511,287			(14,439		)	1,515,102
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	—			—			—			—			448,238			—			448,238
Acquisition expenses	—			—			—			—			238,592			—			238,592
Operational expenses	4,249			4,561			3			2,503			207,802			(6		)	219,112
Corporate expenses	40,808			312			3			—			35,391			—			76,514
Interest expense	1,255			7,233			4,922			16,179			7,677			(996		)	36,270
Total expenses	46,312			12,106			4,928			18,682			937,700			(1,002		)	1,018,726
(Loss) income before equity in net income of subsidiaries and taxes	(32,334		)	(10,289		)	(3,465		)	(17,686		)	573,587			(13,437		)	496,376
Equity in net income of subsidiaries	463,526			5,493			35,329			72,925			—			(577,273		)	—
Income (loss) before taxes	431,192			(4,796		)	31,864			55,239			573,587			(590,710		)	496,376
Income tax benefit	—			32,005			1,985			6,190			5,686			—			45,866
Net income	431,192			27,209			33,849			61,429			579,273			(590,710		)	542,242
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(111,050		)	—			(111,050		)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe	431,192			27,209			33,849			61,429			468,223			(590,710		)	431,192
Dividends on preference shares	(22,381		)	—			—			—			—			—			(22,381		)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	408,811		$	27,209		$	33,849		$	61,429		$	468,223		$	(590,710	)	$	408,811

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)			Consolidating Adjustments  (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,403,430		$	—		$	1,403,430
Net investment income	24,178			1,852			3,989			569			175,407			(24,269		)	181,726
Net foreign exchange losses	(2		)	—			—			—			(13,786		)	—			(13,788		)
Equity in earnings of other ventures	—			—			—			—			963			—			963
Other (loss) income	(772		)	—			—			—			14,950			—			14,178
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	4,151			4,659			8,193			46			124,279			—			141,328
Total revenues	27,555			6,511			12,182			615			1,705,243			(24,269		)	1,727,837
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	—			—			—			—			530,831			—			530,831
Acquisition expenses	—			—			—			—			289,323			—			289,323
Operational expenses	13,716			(112		)	296			22,152			176,041			(14,344		)	197,749
Corporate expenses	26,848			203			—			7			10,344			—			37,402
Interest expense	562			—			5,906			26,176			10,062			(562		)	42,144
Total expenses	41,126			91			6,202			48,335			1,016,601			(14,906		)	1,097,449
(Loss) income before equity in net income of subsidiaries and taxes	(13,571		)	6,420			5,980			(47,720		)	688,642			(9,363		)	630,388
Equity in net income of subsidiaries	516,533			3,857			25,073			38,628			—			(584,091		)	—
Income (loss) before taxes	502,962			10,277			31,053			(9,092		)	688,642			(593,454		)	630,388
Income tax (expense) benefit	—			(2,275		)	(1,462		)	11,014			(7,617		)	—			(340		)
Net income	502,962			8,002			29,591			1,922			681,025			(593,454		)	630,048
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(127,086		)	—			(127,086		)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe	502,962			8,002			29,591			1,922			553,939			(593,454		)	502,962
Dividends on preference shares	(22,381		)	—			—			—			—			—			(22,381		)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	480,581		$	8,002		$	29,591		$	1,922		$	553,939		$	(593,454	)	$	480,581

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor, Subsidiary Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for year ended December 31, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)			Consolidating Adjustments  (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive income
Net income	$	502,962	$	8,002	$	29,591	$	1,922	$	681,025		$	(593,454	)	$	630,048
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—		—		—		—		(975		)	—			(975		)
Comprehensive income	502,962		8,002		29,591		1,922		680,050			(593,454		)	629,073
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(127,086		)	—			(127,086		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(127,086		)	—			(127,086		)
Comprehensive income attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	502,962	$	8,002	$	29,591	$	1,922	$	552,964		$	(593,454	)	$	501,987

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2015	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)			Consolidating Adjustments  (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive income
Net income	$	431,192	$	27,209	$	33,849	$	61,429	$	579,273		$	(590,710	)	$	542,242
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—		—		—		—		(1,308		)	—			(1,308		)
Comprehensive income	431,192		27,209		33,849		61,429		577,965			(590,710		)	540,934
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(111,050		)	—			(111,050		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(111,050		)	—			(111,050		)
Comprehensive income available to RenaissanceRe	$	431,192	$	27,209	$	33,849	$	61,429	$	466,915		$	(590,710	)	$	429,884

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for year ended December 31, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)			Consolidating Adjustments  (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive income
Net income	$	502,962	$	8,002	$	29,591	$	1,922	$	681,025		$	(593,454	)	$	630,048
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—		—		—		—		(975		)	—			(975		)
Comprehensive income	502,962		8,002		29,591		1,922		680,050			(593,454		)	629,073
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(127,086		)	—			(127,086		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(127,086		)	—			(127,086		)
Comprehensive income attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	502,962	$	8,002	$	29,591	$	1,922	$	552,964		$	(593,454	)	$	501,987

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor, Subsidiary Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2014	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss)	$	532,718	$	(327	)	$	709,600		$	(555,735	)	$	686,256
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—		—			(715		)	—			(715		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	532,718		(327		)	708,885			(555,735		)	685,541
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—			(153,538		)	—			(153,538		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—			(153,538		)	—			(153,538		)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	532,718	$	(327	)	$	555,347		$	(555,735	)	$	532,003

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

(2) Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.

Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries)  (1)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(18,452	)	$	1,477		$	(14,501	)	$	(34,607	)	$	535,912		$	469,829
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading	314,568			69,941			145,082			—			7,572,923			8,102,514
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading	(336,345		)	(123,046		)	(291,053		)	—			(7,532,276		)	(8,282,720		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale	—			—			—			—			17,692			17,692
Net (purchases) sales of equity investments trading	—			(2,389		)	193,022			—			(5,845		)	184,788
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments	(111,814		)	67,684			(32,901		)	—			(41,586		)	(118,617		)
Net purchases of other investments	—			—			—			—			(68,589		)	(68,589		)
Net sales of other assets	—			—			—			—			400			400
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries	617,239			2,900			—			13,125			(633,264		)	—
Contributions to subsidiaries	(108,674		)	—			—			—			108,674			—
Due to (from) subsidiary	23,758			(22,313		)	(81		)	30,202			(31,566		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	398,732			(7,223		)	14,069			43,327			(613,437		)	(164,532		)
Cash flows used in financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares	(51,583		)	—			—			—			—			(51,583		)
Dividends paid – preference shares	(22,381		)	—			—			—			—			(22,381		)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases	(309,434		)	—			—			—			—			(309,434		)
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions	—			—			—			—			(2,990		)	(2,990		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(383,398		)	—			—			—			(2,990		)	(386,388		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash	—			—			—			—			(4,637		)	(4,637		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(3,118		)	(5,746		)	(432		)	8,720			(85,152		)	(85,728		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	10,185			5,908			7,103			677			483,012			506,885
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	7,067		$	162		$	6,671		$	9,397		$	397,860		$	421,157

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2015	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(39,213	)	$	(9,201	)	$	(6,830	)	$	(17,871	)	$	487,852		$	414,737
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading	63,824			49,807			45,087			—			9,323,024			9,481,742
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading	(161,183		)	(59,040		)	—			—			(9,462,845		)	(9,683,068		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale	—			—			—			—			8,688			8,688
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading	—			33,693			(269,244		)	—			87,993			(147,558		)
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments	(116,461		)	(63,305		)	238,177			—			610,705			669,116
Net sales of other investments	—			—			—			—			15,843			15,843
Net purchases of investments in other ventures	—			—			—			—			(10,150		)	(10,150		)
Net sales of other assets	—			—			—			—			4,500			4,500
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries	1,584,624			180,000			65,000			87,553			(1,917,177		)	—
Contributions to subsidiaries	(294,733		)	(8,550		)	(66,753		)	(185,000		)	555,036			—
Due to (from) subsidiaries	207,996			(118,529		)	129			(183,405		)	93,809			—
Net purchase of Platinum	(904,433		)	—			1,537			—			224,744			(678,152		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	379,634			14,076			13,933			(280,852		)	(465,830		)	(339,039		)
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares	(53,967		)	—			—			—			—			(53,967		)
Dividends paid – preference shares	(22,381		)	—			—			—			—			(22,381		)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases	(259,874		)	—			—			—			—			(259,874		)
Net issuance of debt	—			—			—			299,400			146,189			445,589
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions	—			—			—			—			(193,032		)	(193,032		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(336,222		)	—			—			299,400			(46,843		)	(83,665		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash	—			—			—			—			(10,732		)	(10,732		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,199			4,875			7,103			677			(35,553		)	(18,699		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	5,986			1,033			—			—			518,565			525,584
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	10,185		$	5,908		$	7,103		$	677		$	483,012		$	506,885

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2014	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	429		$	(18,114	)	$	678,342		$	660,657
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading	88,273			20,487			7,573,813			7,682,573
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading	(88,341		)	(14,969		)	(7,535,868		)	(7,639,178		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale	—			—			7,088			7,088
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading	—			13,761			(33,764		)	(20,003		)
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments	73,717			225			(28,919		)	45,023
Net sales of other investments	—			—			59,120			59,120
Net sales of investments in other ventures	—			—			1,030			1,030
Net sales of other assets	—			—			6,000			6,000
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries	1,259,224			11,204			(1,270,428		)	—
Contributions to subsidiaries	(759,456		)	(1,949		)	761,405			—
Due to (from) subsidiary	6,315			(13,639		)	7,324			—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	579,732			15,120			(453,199		)	141,653
Cash flows used in financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares	(45,912		)	—			—			(45,912		)
Dividends paid – preference shares	(22,381		)	—			—			(22,381		)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases	(514,678		)	—			—			(514,678		)
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions	—			—			(111,707		)	(111,707		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(582,971		)	—			(111,707		)	(694,678		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash	—			—			9,920			9,920
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(2,810		)	(2,994		)	123,356			117,552
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	8,796			4,027			395,209			408,032
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	5,986		$	1,033		$	518,565		$	525,584

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.