NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Schedule of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest
Beginning balance	$ 4,535,389,000
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	267,384,000	$ (11,912,000)
Ending balance	5,357,386,000
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd.
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest
Beginning balance	1,740,300,000	1,499,451,000
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests	(50,175,000)	(87,428,000)
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of adjustments	250,000,000	500,000,000
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	166,082,000	(25,323,000)
Ending balance	2,234,541,000	1,775,503,000
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. \| Third-Party Investors And RenaissanceRe
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of adjustments	378,334,000	388,803,000
Medici
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest
Beginning balance	1,036,218,000	856,820,000
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests	(17,648,000)	(76,908,000)
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of adjustments	244,102,000	167,287,000
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	45,069,000	(5,287,000)
Ending balance	1,307,741,000	941,912,000
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest
Beginning balance	1,490,840,000	1,197,782,000
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of adjustments	0	30,000,000
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	47,405,000	18,698,000
Ending balance	1,538,245,000	1,246,480,000
Fontana
Activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest
Beginning balance	268,031,000	0
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of adjustments	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	8,828,000	0
Ending balance	$ 276,859,000	$ 0

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