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Employee Benefit Plans (Fair Value Measurement Levels For Qualified Plan Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Cash $ 437,474us-gaap_Cash $ 611,382us-gaap_Cash
Short-term investments, which approximates fair value 14,328us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 10,590us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Multi-strategy equity fund, fair value 10,629re_MultiStrategyEquityFundFairValue 10,765re_MultiStrategyEquityFundFairValue
Private equity limited partnerships 11,423re_PrivateEquityLimitedPartnership 9,156re_PrivateEquityLimitedPartnership
Total 157,090us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments 152,446us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments
Percent of fixed income funds in US securities 50.00%re_PercentOfFixedIncomeFundsInUsSecurities 50.00%re_PercentOfFixedIncomeFundsInUsSecurities
Percent of fixed income funds in international securities 50.00%re_PercentOfFixedIncomeFundsInInternationalSecurities 50.00%re_PercentOfFixedIncomeFundsInInternationalSecurities
Percent of equities mutual funds in US equities 90.00%re_RatioOfEquitiesMutualFundsInUsEquities 90.00%re_RatioOfEquitiesMutualFundsInUsEquities
Percent of equities mutual funds in international equities 10.00%re_RatioOfEquitiesMutualFundsInInternationalEquities 10.00%re_RatioOfEquitiesMutualFundsInInternationalEquities
Cash Managed By Employee Benefit Plan [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Cash      
Fixed Income [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Mutual funds, fair value 23,948re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
24,630re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
Equities [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Mutual funds, fair value 96,762re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
97,305re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Short-term investments, which approximates fair value 14,328us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
10,590us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Total 135,037us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
132,525us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Cash Managed By Employee Benefit Plan [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Cash      
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Mutual funds, fair value 23,948re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
24,630re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equities [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Mutual funds, fair value 96,762re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
97,305re_MutualFundsFairValue
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquityFundsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Short-term investments, which approximates fair value      
Multi-strategy equity fund, fair value      
Private equity limited partnerships      
Total      
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash Managed By Employee Benefit Plan [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Cash      
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Mutual funds, fair value      
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equities [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Mutual funds, fair value      
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Multi-strategy equity fund, fair value 10,629re_MultiStrategyEquityFundFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
10,765re_MultiStrategyEquityFundFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Private equity limited partnerships 11,423re_PrivateEquityLimitedPartnership
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
9,156re_PrivateEquityLimitedPartnership
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Total 22,053us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
19,921us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Cash Managed By Employee Benefit Plan [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Cash      
Parent Company [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Cash $ 1,398us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 3,643us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember