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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Par value per share of mandatory redeemable financial instrument classified as liability.

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Amount of lease cost recognized by lessee for lease contract.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from parties associated with the reporting entity as evidenced by a written promise to pay.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to preferred shareholders of the parent entity.

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The cash outflow to acquire an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among myriad other features and characteristics.

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Amount that would be paid, determined under the conditions specified in the contract, if the holder of the share has the right to redeem the shares.

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Commitments and contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2023	Mar. 07, 2022	Feb. 26, 2021	Sep. 16, 2020	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Dividends paid to preference shareholders					$ 4.0	$ 4.0
Liability-classified capital instruments					47.0		$ 60.4
Settlement of contingent value rights					38.5	0.0
Operating lease expense					2.5	$ 2.9
Series A preference shares
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liability-classified capital instruments					7.1
Merger warrants
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liability-classified capital instruments					30.7
Private warrants
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liability-classified capital instruments					9.2
Public warrants
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liability-classified capital instruments					0.0
CVRs
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Settlement of contingent value rights	$ 38.5
Liability-classified capital instruments \| Series A preference shares
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Change in carrying value of Series A preference shares					5.3
Liability-classified capital instruments \| Merger warrants
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Change in carrying value of Series A preference shares					16.0
Liability-classified capital instruments \| Private warrants
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Change in carrying value of Series A preference shares					4.3
Liability-classified capital instruments \| Public warrants
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Change in carrying value of Series A preference shares					$ 0.0
Sirius Group \| Series A preference shares
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.10
Issuance of SiriusPoint common shares (in shares)			11,720,987
Sirius Group \| Merger warrants
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of shares in which the warrants can be converted (in shares)					21,009,324
Sirius Group \| Series A preference shares
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Dividends paid to preference shareholders					$ 0.0
Player's Health
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amount lent under note agreement		$ 8.0
Notes receivable, interest rate		6.00%
Affiliated entity
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Related party interest rate				8.00%
Amount drawn					$ 0.0
Affiliated entity \| Loan commitment
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Maximum commitment				$ 18.0