Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Common Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

	Three months ended
(common shares in thousands)	March 31, 2017			March 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	92,352		$	127,995
Amount allocated to participating common shareholders (1)	(907		)	(1,601		)
Net income allocated to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	91,445		$	126,394
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income per RenaissanceRe common share - weighted average common shares	40,408			42,577
Per common share equivalents of employee stock options and restricted shares	215			335
Denominator for diluted income per RenaissanceRe common share - adjusted weighted average common shares and assumed conversions	40,623			42,912
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic	$	2.26		$	2.97
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted	$	2.25		$	2.95

(1) Represents earnings attributable to holders of unvested restricted shares issued under the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, 2010 Performance-Based Equity Incentive Plan, 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan and to the Company’s non-employee directors.